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Hardware service manager
The hardware service manager allows you to display and work with system hardware (logical or packaging) and debug input-output processors (IOP) and devices.
You can select the Hardware service manager option from the Start a Service Tool display. It allows you to display and work with system hardware (logical or packaging) and debug input-output processors (IOP) and devices.
Note: The system power control network
(SPCN) option appears only on systems with SPCN.
The Hardware Service Manager display provides the following information:
- System type, model, and serial number
- Licensed Internal Code and operating system release information
Note: For details about how to interpret the Release field, see Determining the dominant operating system.
- A list of the hardware service manager options Note: The options available vary depending on the system type and paging environment. For details, see Hardware service manager options.
- Function keys Note: The function keys vary depending on the display that is shown. For information on how to use them to collect information, see Collecting information and performing functions from the hardware service manager displays.
For more information on the system configuration and resources, see System architecture and configuration and Resource names.
