IBM RS/6000 44P manual Display Test Patterns, Download Microcode

/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/uesensor -t 9004 -i 1 -v

This is the result of running the example command only.

Display Test Patterns

This service aid provides a means of adjusting system display units by providing displayable test patterns. You can select the display type and test pattern. After you make the selections, the test pattern displays.

Download Microcode

This service aid provides a way to copy microcode to an adapter or device. The service aid presents a list of adapters and devices that use microcode. After the adapter or device is selected, you can check the current level and download the needed microcode.

This task can be run directly from the AIX command line. The following sections guide you for a particular type of adapter or device.

Download Microcode to PCI SCSI RAID Adapter

The syntax of the command for a PCI SCSI RAID Adapter is as follows: diag -c-dRAID adapterName -T "download [-B][-D][-P]"

Flag Description

-BDownload boot block microcode (default to functional microcode).

-DMicrocode is on diskette (default to /etc/microcode directory).

-PDownload the previous level of microcode (default to latest level).

Download Microcode to Disk Drive Attached to a PCI SCSI RAID Adapter

The syntax of the command for a disk drive attached to a PCI RAID Adapter is as follows: diag -c-dRAID adapterName -T "download {-lchID -A}[-D][-P]"

Flag Description

-AAll disk drives.

-DMicrocode is on diskette (default to /etc/microcode directory).

-lRAID disk drive-physical disk channel/ID (for example 27).

-PDownload the previous level of microcode (default to latest level).

Download Microcode to a PCI FC-AL Adapter

The syntax of the command for a PCI FC-AL Adapter is as follows: diag -c-ddevice_name -T "download [-s {diskettedisk} -f[-l {latestprevious}]"

Flag Description

-dDevice name is the name of the adapter.

-fForce the download even if the current level of microcode is not on the media.

-1Level of microcode to download. The default is latest.

-sMicrocode source of the new microcode. The default value is disk.

The microcode image file must be in /etc/microcode.

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