Acronym

Description

 

 

 

 

COE

Continue on error (use number to select).

CP

Device

has

run

the

specified number of cycles and is not

DD

The exerciser has been terminated by a signal.

ER

Device

has

stopped

with an error.

HG

The device

is

hung.

 

HOE

Halt on error (use number to select).

RN

Device

is

running.

 

ST

Device

is

stopped.

 

Memory Exerciser

The memory exercisers arememxlabeled,where x is a number for the exer Multiple exercisers can be active.

The memory exerciser requests as many memory buffers as possible exerciser then fills the memory buffers with specified bit patte

compares

the

memory

buffers

to

the specified

bit patterns.

On systems with multiple processors

a process is started for each

free

memory

space

is

split

evenly

between

the

available processors

the

time

required

to

exercise

all

of the

memory.

If the system is working properly, there will be no compare error non-recoverable memory error occurs, the system will crash. Recoverab errors are logged by the AIX operating system.

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

Ÿ

On-line

diagnostics loaded in maintenance mode

Ÿ

128KB

of free space/etc/lpp/diagnostics/datain

ŸThe following commands must be available:

vmstat

lsps

bootinfo

Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies

Note: Runs on CHRP systems units only.

Use this service aid to save or restore the settings from Ring Policy, Surveillance Policy, Remote Maintenance Policy and Reboot Policy

Ÿ Save Hardware Management Policies

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