IBM 6.00E+04, 6C4 manual Using the Service Processor, Service Processor Menus

Chapter 3. Using the Service Processor

Notes:

1.Any section of this chapter that reference partioned systems or partitioning a system do not pertain to Model 6C4 or Model 6E4.

2.The information in this chapter regarding the configuring of serial ports, and modems attached to those serial ports, applies only to the serial ports (S1 and S2) on the CEC backplane (location U0.1-P1). None of this information is applicable to the serial ports, or modems attached to those serial ports, on the HMC.

The service processor runs on its own power boundary and continually monitors hardware attributes and the environmental conditions within the system. The service processor is controlled by firmware and does not require the AIX operating system to be operational to perform its tasks.

The service processor menus allow you to configure service processor options, as well as enable and disable functions.

Service processor menus are available using an ASCII terminal or an HMC virtual terminal window when OK is displayed on the operator panel or when the service processor has detected a system problem (such as a surveillance failure).

Service Processor Menus

The service processor menus are divided into the following groups:

vGeneral user menu - the user must know the general-access password.

vPrivileged user menus - the user must know the privileged-access password.

If the system is powered off, the service processor menus can be accessed locally or remotely on the following:

vSerial port 1 (S1)

vSerial port 2 (S2)

vHMC

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