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.

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IBM SY27-0345-06 manual Service Aids, Display Diagnostic Log, Display Vital Product Data VPD