IBM RS/6000 manual Microcode Download Service Aid, Periodic Diagnostics Service Aid

error log		and	cleared from NVRAM when the			system	is	rebooted	from
disk or LAN. The information is				not cleared when booting from Standalon
tics. When booting from Standalone Diagnostics, this service aid									can
logged information and turn it				into a readable format that can					be
problem. When booting from the				hard	disk or	LAN, the		information	can
from	the	AIX	error log using	the	Hardware	Error	Report Service Ai
the	information		is analyzed whilesysplanarðrunning diagnostics				in	Problem Determi-
nation	Mode.

Microcode Download Service Aid

This service aid provides a way to copy device microcode to a update the microcode on a device. It presents a list of devices Select the device on which microcode is to be installed. The serv instructions to update the microcode.

Periodic Diagnostics Service Aid

This service aid provides a tool for configuring periodic diagnosti error log analysis. A hardware resource can be tested once a da fied time. If the resource cannot be tested because it is bu performed. Hardware errors logged against a resource can also be enabling automatic error log analysis. This allows error log analysis every time a hardware error is put into the error log. If a p message is posted to the system console and a mail message sent t belonging to the system group with information about the failure suc request number.

The service aid provides the following functions:

Ÿ Add or delete a resource to the periodic test list

Ÿ Modify the time to test a resource

Ÿ Display the periodic test list

Ÿ Modify the error notification mailing list

ŸDisable automatic error log analysis

SCSI Bus Analyzer Task

This service aid provides a means to diagnose a SCSI bus problem mode.

Chapter 7. Using the Service7-19Aids