IBM 9179-MHB, 9117-MMB manual Identifying a failing part in a Linux system or logical partition

3.Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the System Service Tools (SST) Sign On display. Press Enter.

Remember: The service tools password is case-sensitive.

4.Select Start a service tool from the System Service Tools (SST) display and press Enter.

5.Select Hardware service manager from the Start a Service Tool display and press Enter.

6.Select Work with service action log from the Hardware Service Manager display and press Enter.

7.On the Select Timeframe display, change the From: Date and Time field to a date and time prior to when the problem occurred.

8.Search for an entry that matches one or more conditions of the problem:

vSystem Reference code

vResource

vDate and time

vFailing item list

9.Select option 2 (Display failing item information) to display the service action log entry.

10.Select option 2 (Display details) to display location information for the failing part to be replaced. The information displayed in the date and time fields is the date and time for the first occurrence of the specific System reference code for the resource displayed during the time range selected.

11.Select option 7 (Indicator off) to turn off the indicator light.

12.Select the Acknowledge all errors function at the bottom of the Service Action Log display, if all problems have been resolved.

13.Close the log entry by selecting option 8 (Close new entry) on the Service Action Log Report display.

Identifying a failing part in a Linux system or logical partition

If the service aids have been installed on a system or logical partition, you can activate or deactivate the indicator lights to locate a part or compete a service action.

Locating a failing part in a Linux system or logical partition:

If the service aids have been installed on a system or logical partition, you need to activate the indicator lights to locate a part.

To activate the indicator light, follow these steps:

1.Log in as root user.

2.At the command line, type /usr/sbin/usysident -s identify -l<location code> and press Enter.

3.Look for the system attention light to identify the enclosure that contains the failing part.

Related information

Service and productivity tools for Linux on POWER systems

IBM provides hardware diagnostic aids and productivity tools, as well as installation aids for Linux operating systems on IBM Power systems.

Finding the location code of a failing part in a Linux system or logical partition:

To retrieve the location code of the failing part, if you do not know the location code, use the procedure in this topic.

To locate the failing part in a system or logical partition follow these steps:

1.Log in as root user.

2.At the command line, type grep diagela /var/log/platform and press Enter.

3.Look for the most recent entry that contains a system reference code (SRC).

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