IBM H80 Series manual SSA Service Aid, Update Disk-Based Diagnostics, Flash, Chrp

SSA Service Aid

This service aid provides tools for diagnosing and resolving problems on SSA-attached devices. The following tools are provided:

Ÿ Set Service Mode

ŸLink Verification

ŸConfiguration Verification

ŸFormat and Certify Disk

Update Disk-Based Diagnostics

This	service		aid	allows fixes (APARs) to be applied.
This	task	invokes		the SMIT Update Software by Fix (APAR) task. You can install
any	APAR	using	this task.

Update

System

or

Service

Processor

Flash

This selection updates the system or

service

processor

flash

for

CHRP

system

uni

Further

update

and

recovery instructions can be provided with the update. You n

to know

the fully

qualified

path

and

file name of the flash

update

image

file

provided. If

the

flash

update

image

file

is

on

a

diskette,

the

service

aid c

files on the diskette for selection.

The

diskette

must

be a

valid

backup

diskett

Refer

to

the

update instructions,

or

the

service

guide

for

the

system

unit

to

the

level

of

the

system

unit or

service

processor

flash.

When

this

service

aid is run from online diagnostics, the flash update

image

fil

copied

to /varthefile

system. If

there

is

not

enough/var

filespacesystemin thefor

the

flash

update

image file, an error is reported. If

this

error

occurs,

exit

aid,

increase

the

size/var

fileof thesystem,

and

retry

the

service

aid. After

the

file

is copied, a screen requests			confirmation	before continuing		with	the update flas
Continuing the update	flash	reboots the systemshutdown			-using commandthe.
The system does not	return	to	diagnostics,	and	the current	flash	image is not sa
After the reboot, you can		/var/updateremove _theflash_image			file.

Chapter 6. Introducing Tasks and Service147 Aids