aAcknowledge an error

bBack one page

cToggle between cycle count and last error

eView the AIX error log

fPage forward one page

qReturn to Main Menu

rRefresh screen

sEnable or disable beep on error

xExit system exerciser

Acronyms

The following list describes abbreviations used in the exerciser reports. To toggle between two states for (example, Activate/Halt Devices), use the number of the device.

Acronym

Description

COE Continue on error (use number to select.

CP Device has run the specified number of cycles and is not running

DDExerciser has been terminated by a signal

ER Device has stopped with an error

HG Device is hung

HOE Halt on error (use number to select)

RN Device is running

ST Device is stopped

Memory Exerciser

The memory exercisers are labeled memx, where x is a number for the exerciser. Multiple exercisers can be active.

The memory exerciser requests as many memory buffers as possible from AIX. The exerciser then fills the memory buffers with specified bit patterns, then reads and compares the memory buffers to the specified bit patterns.

On systems with multiple processors, a process is started for each processor. The free memory space is split evenly between the available processors, thus reducing the time required to exercise all of the memory.

If the system is working properly, no comparison errors are produced. If a nonrecoverable memory error occurs, the system crashes. Recoverable memory errors are logged by the AIX operating system.

The following items must be available to run this service aid:

vOnline diagnostics loaded in maintenance mode

v128 KB of free space in /etc/lpp/diagnostics/data

vThe following commands must be available:

±vmstat

±lsps

±bootinfo

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