IBM SY44-5902-05 manual Symbols on the Hardware Service Manager displays, Symbol Description

ports, cartridge tape units, optical storage units, diskette units, and File Server adapters. For information on how to run a verification procedure, see “Verification procedures” on page 95.

Symbols on the Hardware Service Manager displays

The symbol field is next to the description field on several displays. The following list describes these indicators:

Symbol

Description

+This symbol appears only under the Packaging hardware resources option. It indicates that the packaging hardware resource contains other resources that are not shown. Select the Hardware contained within package option to view details.

?Indicates a non-reporting resource that the system detected previously, but does not detect now. These resources also appear on the non-reporting packaging and logical hardware resources list. Select the Non-reporting resource function key to view details.

*Indicates that this resource is the load source disk unit or the IOP to which the disk unit is attached.

<Indicates that the resource is associated with the system console I/O processor.

%Indicates that the resource is a potential unit that might be used for the alternate IPL. This unit might not have been used for the last IPL.

=Indicates that the resource is the unit that is used for the alternate IPL. This unit was used for the last IPL.

For more information on determining the alternate IPL device, see the alternate IPL device section in the Problem Analysis information for your server.

&Indicates that the resource is an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)-supplied resource.

/Indicates that this resource is switchable.

These and other symbols may also appear on screens which are used for a specific function, for example for concurrent maintenance. See the Help text for these screens for a description of these symbols for these specific functions.

Printing the System Configuration List

The System Configuration List printout consists of the following sections

(80-character width):

1.System information

v System type, model, serial number, and release

For details on how to interpret the Release field, see “Determining the dominant operating system” on page 126.

2.Packaging hardware resource information

v Resource name, type-model, serial number, part number, frame ID, card position, and device position

3.Logical hardware resource information

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