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SSA Service Aids
This service aid provides tools for diagnosing and resolving problems on SSA attached devices. The following tools are provided:
Ÿ Set Service Mode
ŸLink Verification
ŸConfiguration Verification
ŸFormat and Certify Disk
Update Disk Based Diagnostics
This service aid allows fixes (APARs) to be applied.
This | task | invokes the SMIT Update Software by Fix (APAR) | task. The task | all |
the | input | device and APARs to be selected. Any APAR can | be installed | using |
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Update System or Service Processor Flash
Note: Runs on CHRP system units only.
This selection updates the system or service processor flash for CHRP sy
Further update and recovery instructions may be provided with the update
necessary | to | know the | fully | qualified | path and file name of the flash u | |||||||||||
file | that | was | provided. If | the | flash | update image | file | is | on | a | disket | |||||
can list the files on the diskette for | selection. |
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Refer to | the | update | instructions, | or | the system unit's service guide to | |||||||||||
level | of | the | system unit or service processor flash. |
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When | run | from | online | diagnostics, | the | flash update image/varfile is copied | ||||||||||
file system. If there is not enough/var | spacefile systeminthefor the flash | update | ||||||||||||||
image | file, an | error is reported. If this occurs, | exit | the | service | ai | ||||||||||
of the/var | file | system | and retry | the | service aid. After the file is copi | |||||||||||
screen asks for confirmation to continue | the update | flash. Continuing | the | up | ||||||||||||
flash | reboots | the | system. The | system | does not return to diagnostics. The | |||||||||||
flash image is not saved. After the/var/updatereboot,flash_theimage | can | be |
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