IBM RS/6000 7025 manual Generic Microcode Download Service Aid, Log Task

Generic Microcode Download Service Aid

This service aid provides a means of restoring a diskette (or other media) and executing a restored program. This program will do whatever is required to download the microcode onto the adapter or device.

This	service		aid is		supported in		both	concurrent		and standalone	modes from disk,
LAN, or loadable				media.
When	entered,			this	service	aid	displays information about what it does. It the
for a microcode diskette to be							inserted into the diskette drive. The diskette
backup format. The service aid then restores /tmpthe										directoryskette toandthe
execute		a	program diagucodecalled . Once				diagucode		has completed, you		are then
returned to the service aid.
Hardware	Error	Report		Service	Aid and	Display	Hardware	Error	Log
Task

This service aid provides a tool for viewing the hardwareerrpt error log. It uses t command.

The	Display	Error Summary and	Display	Error	Detail	selection provide the same type
of	report	aserrpt thecommand. The	Display	Error	Analysis	Summary and Display
Error Analysis Detail selection			provide additional			analysis.

ISA	Adapter	Configuration		Service Aid
The	ISA	Adapter		Configuration		Service Aid	allows	the	identification and configuration
of	ISA	adapters		on	systems	that have an	ISA	bus	and adapters.
This	service		aid	also displays all ISA adapters supported by diagnostics. Diagnos
support		for	ISA	adapters not shown in the list may be supported from a
Supplemental Diskette. ISA adapter support can be added from a Supplemental
Diskette		with this			service	aid.

Whenever an ISA adapter is installed, this Service Aid must be run and the adap configured before the adapter can be tested. This Service Aid must also be r the adapter removed) whenever an ISA adapter is physically removed from the system.

If diagnostics are run on an ISA adapter that has been removed from the syste diagnostics fail.

Chapter 7. Using the Service7-17Aids