Possible symptoms of a software problem:
ŸA component stops operating and hardware diagnostics do not identify ware problem
ŸSystem stalls
Ÿ | A | severe | drop occurs in system performance | |
Ÿ | Data is | incorrectly | transmitted | |
Ÿ | A | system | does not | receive data that was correctly transmitted |
Service Aids
Service aids are utility programs that provide additional diagnostic as service aids for the IBM 2210 are for use under the direction of They allow you to:
Ÿ Display the diagnostic log
ŸDisplay the vital product data (VPD)
Display Diagnostic Log
Diagnostic information is stored in a hexadecimal dump format.
Display Vital Product Data (VPD)
For the 12x models, the VPD for this machine is displayed in a hexa
For the 14T 1Sx, 1Ux, and 24x models, the VPD for this machine is character format.