Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies
Use this service aid to save or restore the settings from Ring Indicate Power On Policy, Surveillance Policy, Remote Maintenance Policy and Reboot Policy.
vSave Hardware Management Policies
This selection writes all of the settings for the hardware management policies to the /etc/lpp/diagnostics/data/hmpolicies file:
vRestore Hardware Management Policies
This selection restores all of the settings for the hardware management policies from the contents of the /etc/lpp/diagnostics/data/hmpolicies file:
You can access this service aid directly from the AIX command line by entering:
/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/uspchrp
Save or Restore Service Processor Configuration
Note: This service aid runs on RSPC system units only.
Use this service aid to save or restore the Service Processor Configuration to or from a file. The Service Processor Configuration includes the Ring Indicator Power On Configuration.
vSave Service Processor Configuration
This selection writes all of the settings for the Ring Indicate Power On and the Service Processor to the /etc/lpp/diagnostics/data/spconfig file.
vRestore Service Processor Configuration
This selection restores all of the settings for the Ring Indicate Power On and the Service Processor from the /etc/lpp/diagnostics/data/spconfig file.
SCSI BUS Analyzer
This service aid enables you to diagnose a SCSI Bus problem in a
To use this service aid, the user should understand how a SCSI bus works. Use this service aid when the diagnostics cannot communicate with anything on the SCSI bus and cannot isolate the problem. Normally the procedure for finding a problem on the SCSI bus with this service aid is to start with a single device attached, ensure that it is working, then start adding additional devices and cables to the bus, ensuring that each one works. This service aid works with any valid SCSI bus configuration.
The SCSI Bus Analyzer Service Aid transmits a SCSI Inquiry command to a selectable SCSI Address. The service aid then waits for a response. If no response is received within a defined amount of time, the service aid displays a timeout message. If an error occurs or a response is received, the service aid then displays one of the following messages:
vThe exerciser transmitted a SCSI Inquiry command and received a valid response back without any errors being detected.
13844P Series Model 170 User's Guide
