IBM RS/6000 manual Dials and Lpfk Configuration Service Aid, Disk, Aids

Dials and LPFK Configuration Service Aid

This service aid				provides	a	tool for configuring			and removing	dials/LPFKs	to
standard		serial	ports.
The Dials and LPFKs can be					configured on any async port. A tty must be i
available		state	on	the async		port	before the Dials and LPFKs can be				conf
the	port. The		task	allows	an	async	adapter	to be configured, then a			tty
on	the adapter, and then				Dials and		LPFKs can	be	defined on	the port.

Disk Based Diagnostic Update Service Aid and Update Disk Based

Diagnostic Task

This service aid allows fixes (APARs) to be applied.

The	task	invokes the SMIT Update Software by Fix (APAR)	task.	The task	allo
the	input	device and APARs to be selected. Any APAR can	be	installed	using
task.

Disk	Media	Service	Aids
This	service		aid consists of	a Format,	Certify, and Erase	Disk	service ai
type	of	hard disk supported,		and an	Optical Disk service	aid	for suppor

disks.

ŸCertify

Certify reads

all of

the ID and data fields. It checks for bad

errors encountered. If more than

10

hard

data errors

or

more than

1

ment error is found, the user is prompted to replace the drive. One

recovered data errors per megabyte

is normal. More than one recoverab

error

per

megabyte

indicates that the disk should be formatted and

Disk

errors

are

not

logged

during

certify.

Ÿ Format

Format

writes

all

the

disk. The pattern

put

on

the disk

is

device

dep

some

drives

may

put

all 0s,

while

some

may

put

hexadecimal

number

5F.

N

bad

block

reassignment

occurs.

ŸFormat and Certify

Format and Certify does the same as format does. After the Format is pleted, Certify is run. This Certify will reassign all bad blocks encount

ŸErase Disk

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