Displays error conditions detected by the service processor. Refer to ªService Processor Error Logsº on page 60 for an example of this error log.
vRead System POST Errors
This option should only be used by service personnel to obtain additional debug information.
vRead NVRAM
Displays Non Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) content.
vRead Service Processor Configuration Displays current service processor configuration.
vProcessor Configuration/Deconfiguration Menu
Enable/Disable CPU Repeat Gard
CPU repeat gard automatically deconfigures a CPU during a system boot if a processor has failed BIST POST, caused a machine check or check stop, or has reached a threshold of recoverable errors. The processor will remain deconfigured until repeat gard is disabled or the processor is replaced.
Repeat gard is enabled by default.
For more information, see ªConfiguring and Deconfiguring Processors or Memoryº on page 55.
Enable/Disable Dynamic Processor Sparing
This option is part of the Capacity Upgrade on Demand (CUoD) function. Dynamic Processor Sparing is the capability of the system to deconfigure a failing (or potentially failing) processor and then configure a replacement processor from the unlicensed CUoD processor pool.
If the system is running logical partitions, the hot sparing operation takes place while the system is running. If the system is booted in a full system partition, the system must be rebooted for the processor sparing operation to take place.
Processor hot sparing is enabled by default.
Note: The memory affinity of the failing processor is not taken into account when the replacement processor is assigned; the replacement processor is the next processor that is available.
This menu allows the user to change the system processor configuration. If it is necessary to take one of the processors offline, use this menu to deconfigure the processor, and then reconfigure the processor at a later time. An example of this menu follows:
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