IBM RS/6000 manual Power-On Se, Errors if, Cient working System Resources, Read Nvram

ŸRead Progress Indicators from Last System Boot

Displays

the

boot

progress

indicators

(check

points),

up

to a maximum o

from

the

system

boot

prior

to the one in progress now. This historical

tion

may be useful to help

diagnose

system

faults.

The

progress

indicators are

displayed in two sections. Above the dashe

are

the

progress

indicators

(latest)

from the

boot

that

produced the

sions. Below the dashed line

are progress indicators (oldest) from the

ceding the

one

that

produced the current

sessions.

The progress indication codes are listed top (latest) to bottom (oldes

Use the posted code indicated by the <-- arrow.

ŸRead Service Processor Error Logs

Displays error conditions detected by the Service Processor.

The	time	stamp	in	this	error	log is Coordinated Universal Time	(CUT), a
Greenwich		Mean	Time	(GMT). AIX		error logs have more information	available
and	are	able	to	time	stamp	with local time. See 3-33 for an	example
log.

ŸRead System POST Errors

Selecting

this item

lets you review

the

results

of

the

POST

(Power-On Se

Your server may be able

to

start

in

the

presence

of

POST

errors if

cient working

system

resources.

If

POST

errors

occur

during start-up, th

log when used with the diagnostics

helps to

isolate

faults. See 3-34

example

of

the POST

error

screen.

ŸRead NVRAM

Displays Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) content.

ŸView System Environmental Conditions

The	Service	Processor reads	all	environmental sensors and reports	the	res
the	user. This option is most useful when surveillance fails, as				it	allow
to	determine the environmental conditions that may be related to				the f
The	following	is an example	of	system environment conditions:

3-14RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model H Series User's Guide