IBM RS/6000 7025 manual Inquiry

The SCSI	Bus	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 will	display		a timeout		message
error occurs or a response is received, the service					aid	will	then	display one
following	messages:

ŸThe service aid transmitted a SCSI Inquiry Command and received a valid

response back without any errors being detected.

ŸThe service aid transmitted a SCSI Inquiry Command and did not receive any

response or error status back.

Ÿ The	service	aid transmitted a SCSI Inquiry Command and the adapter indicated
a	SCSI bus	error.

ŸThe service aid transmitted a SCSI Inquiry Command and an adapter error occurred.

ŸThe service aid transmitted a SCSI Inquiry Command and a check condition occur.

When the SCSI Bus Service Aid is entered a description of the service aid is displayed.

Pressing the

Enter

key

will display

the Adapter Selection

menu.

This

menu

allows

the user to enter which

address

to

transmit the

SCSI

Inquiry

Command.

When

the adapter

is

selected

the

SCSI

Bus Address Selection menu is displayed.

This menu allows the user to enter

which

address

to

transmit

the

SCSI

Inquiry

Command.

Once the address is selected the

SCSI

Bus Test Run menu is displayed. This

menus

allows

the user

to

transmit

the

SCSI

Inquiry

Command

by

pressing the Enter

key. The Service Aid will then indicate the status of the transmission. When the

transmission is		completed,	the	results of	the	transmission is	displayed.
Notes:
Ÿ A	Check	Condition can	be	returned	when	there is nothing	wrong with the bus
or	device.

ŸAIX does not allow the command to be sent if the device is in use by process.

Chapter 7. Using the Service7-21Aids