IBM RS/6000 manuals

User's Guide

1

Second Edition (April 1999)

2

Contents

3

Communications Statements

7

VCCI Statement

9

Radio Protection for Germany

10

Safety Notices

11

Laser Safety Information

13

Environmental Notices

15

About This Book

17

Trademarks

18

Chapter 1. System Description

19

Ergonomic Information

21

Starting the System Unit

21

Stopping the System Unit

23

Using the Keyboards

25

Using the Three-Button Mouse

27

Handling the Mouse Correctly

28

Caring for the Mouse

29

Cleaning the Mouse

30

Diskette Compatibility

31

Write-Protect Tab

32

Using the CD-ROM Drive

33

Loading the CD-ROM Drive

34

Unloading the CD-ROM Drive

34

Cleaning the CD-ROM Drive

34

Emergency Eject

35

Handling Guidelines

38

Disk Drive Status LED States

39

SCSI Disk Drives:

39

Privileged access password

42

Service Processor Menus

43

Menu Inactivity

43

General User Menus

44

Privileged User Menus

46

MAIN MENU

46

Service Processor Setup Menu

48

Passwords

49

System Power Control Menu

52

System Information Menu

53

Language Selection Menu

55

Call-in/Call-out Setup Menu

56

Modem Configuration Menu

56

Serial Port Selection Menu

57

Serial Port Speed Setup Menu

58

Telephone Number Setup Menu

58

Call-Out Policy Setup Menu

60

Customer Account Setup Menu

61

System Power-On Methods

65

Call Out (Call-Home)

69

Console Mirroring

70

System Configuration:

70

Updating Firmware from AIX

73

MultiBoot

80

DefaultSave

83

Utilities

84

Password

85

Error Log

90

System Firmware Recovery

97

Display Configuration

99

MultiBoot Menu

100

Select Boot Devices

101

Utilities

103

Ethernet adapter

106

Hard Disk Spin Up Delay

108

System Firmware Recovery:

110

Select Language

111

Open Firmware Command Prompt

112

Chapter 5. Installing Options

113

Safety Considerations

114

Expansion Bays

116

Locked Position

120

Diagnostic Sources

129

Selecting a Console Display

129

Undefined Terminal Types

130

Running Online Diagnostics

130

Refer to the following table

132

Additional Printer Attributes

136

Service Mode

137

Concurrent Mode

138

Maintenance Mode

139

Location Codes

141

Physical Location Codes

141

Location Code Format

141

AIX Location Codes

142

P1-C1

144

P1-M2

144

U1-P1-M2.12

144

Introduction to Service Aids

163

AIX Shell Prompt Service Aid

164

Diagnostic Task

170

Disk Media Service Aids

170

Disk Maintenance Service Aid

172

Disk to Disk Copy Service Aid

172

Optical Disk Service Aids

173

Diskette Media Service Aid

173

SCSI Bus Analyzer Task

179

Service Hints Service Aid

181

Display Firmware Device Node

182

Display Resource Attributes

182

SSA Location Code Format

184

SSA Loops and Links

185

The SSA Adapter

185

Disk Drive Module Strings

186

Rules for SSA Loops

187

Loops and Data Paths

188

SSA Service Aids

190

The Identify Function

191

Starting the SSA Service Aids

191

Set Service Mode Service Aid

193

Link Verification Service Aid

198

Format Disk Service Aid

203

Certify Disk Service Aid

205

Service Aid Error Codes

207

Microcode Maintenance

215

Vital Product Data (VPD)

216

Step 10

225

Step 11

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Step 12

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Step 13

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Step 14

228

Step 15

228

Step 16

229

Step 17

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Appendix A. System Records

237

Device Records

238

Testing the Setup

242

Call-In:

242

Call-Out:

243

Serial Port Configuration

244

Configuration File Selection

246

Xon/Xoff Modems

249

Ring Detection

249

Terminal Emulators

249

Recovery Procedures

250

Recovery Strategy

252

Prevention Strategy

252

Modem Configuration Samples

253

Sample File modem_m0.cfg

253

Sample File modem_m1.cfg

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Sample File modem_z.cfg

259

Sample File modem_z0.cfg

261

Sample File modem_f.cfg

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delay 2

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Sample File modem_f0.cfg

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Sample File modem_f1.cfg

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# responses

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Pre-Standby Phase

273

Standby Phase

274

Bring-Up Phase

274

Runtime Phase

275

Numerics

277

(continued)

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Index X-3

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Index X-5

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Index X-7

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Index X-9

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X-11

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Information Development

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Department H6DS-9561

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11400 Burnet Road

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Austin, TX 78758-3493

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BUSINESS REPLY MAIL

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Part Number: 41L6147

290

April 1999

290

SA38-546-1

290

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