Dials and LPFK Configuration Service Aid
This service aid | provides | a | tool for configuring | and removing | dials/LPFKs | to | the |
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The Dials and LPFKs can be | configured on any async port. A tty must be in the |
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available state | on | the async | port | before the Dials and LPFKs can be | configured | on | |||||||
the | port. The | task | allows | an | async | adapter | to be configured, then a | tty | port | defined | |||
on | the | adapter, and then | Dials and | LPFKs can | be | defined on | the port. |
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Disk | Based Diagnostic Update Service Aid | and | Update | Disk Based | |
Diagnostic Task |
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This | service aid | allows fixes | (APARs) | to be applied. | |
The | task invokes the SMIT Update | Software by Fix (APAR) task. The task allows | |||
the | input device | and APARs to | be | selected. Any APAR can be installed using this | |
task. |
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Disk | Media Service | Aids |
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This | service | aid consists | of a Format, Certify, and Erase service | aid | for each type |
hard | disk supported, and | Optical Disk service aid for supported | optical | disks. | |
ŸCertify
Certify reads | all of | the ID and data fields. It checks | for bad data and count | ||||||||
errors encountered. If more than 10 hard data errors or | more than | 1 | hard | ||||||||
equipment error is found, the user is prompted to replace | the drive. One or less | ||||||||||
recovered data errors per megabyte is normal. More | than | one recoverable | data | ||||||||
error | per | megabyte | indicates that the disk should be formatted | and | certified. | ||||||
Disk | errors | are | not | logged during certify. |
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Ÿ Format |
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Format | writes | all | the | disk. The pattern put on the | disk | is | device | dependent, i.e. | |||
some | drives | may | put | all 0s, while some may put hexadecimal | number | 5F. | No |
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bad | block | reassignment | occurs |
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ŸFormat and Certify
Format and Certify does the same as format does. After the Format is completed, Certify is run. This Certify will reassign all bad blocks encountered.
ŸErase Disk
This option can be used to overwrite (remove) all data currently stored in
