Working with AIX diagnostics

Working with AIX diagnostics includes diagnostic information specific to the AIX® operating system and diagnostic utilities that are included with the operating system.

Working with AIX diagnostics is divided into three topics.

Use General AIX diagnostic information when you need information about the following subtopics:

AIX operating system message files
Firmware and microcode
CEREADME file
CE login
Automatic diagnostic tests
CPU and memory testing and error log analysis
Diagnostic programs
Periodic diagnostics
Automatic error log analysis (diagela)
Log repair action
System fault indicator and system identify indicator
Array bit steering
Running diagnostics on the native system port on a full machine partition with a Hardware Managment Console (HMC) attached
Enhanced I/O error handling

Use Loading and Using the AIX online diagnostics or the IBM eServer hardware standalone diagnostics when you need information about the following subtopics:

Standalone and online diagnostic operating considerations
Online diagnostics mode of operations
Standalone diagnostic operation
General information about multiple systems
Determining system architecture
high-availability SCSI
Diagnostic summary
Diagnostics tasks and resources
PCI SCSI RAID descriptions and diagnostic procedures

Use AIX tasks and service aids when you need information about the following tasks or service aids:

Add resource to resource list
AIX Shell Prompt
Analyze Adapter Internal Log
Backup and Restore Media
Certify Media
Change Hardware Vital Product Data
Configure Dials and LPF Keys
Configure ISA Adapters
Configure Reboot Policy
Configure Remote Maintenance Policy
Configure Ring Indicate Power On (RSPC)
Configure Ring Indicate Power-On Policy
Configure Service Processor (RSPC)
Configure Scan Dump Policy
Configure Surveillance Policy
Create Customized Configuration Diskette
Delete Resource from Resource List
Disk Maintenance
Display Configuration and Resource List
Display Firmware Device Node Information
Display Hardware Error Report
Display Hardware Vital Product Data
Display Machine Check Error Log
Display Microcode Level
Display Multipath I/O (MPIO) Device Configuration
Display or Change Bootlist
Display or Change Diagnostic Run Time Options
Display Previous Diagnostic Results
Display Resource Attributes
Display Service Hints
Display Software Product Data
Display System Environmental Sensors
Display Test Patterns
Display USB Devices
Download Microcode
Fibre Channel RAID Service Aids
Flash SK-NET FDDI Firmware
Format Media
Gather System Information
Generic Microcode Download
Hot Plug Task
Identify Indicators
Identify and Remove Resource Task
Identify and System Attention Indicators
Local Area Network Analyzer
Log Repair Action
Periodic Diagnostics
PCI SCSI Disk Identify Array Manager
PCI RAID Physical Disk Identify
Process Supplemental Media
Run Diagnostics
Run Error Log Analysis
Run Exercisers
Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies
Save or Restore Service Processor Configuration (RSPC)
SCSI Bus Analyzer
SCSI RAID Physical Disk Status and Vital Product Data
SCSD Tape Drive Service Aid
Spare Sector Availability
SSA Service Aid
System Fault Indicator
System Identify Indicator
Update Disk-Based Diagnostics
Update System or Service Processor Flash
Update System Flash (RSPC)
7135 RAIDiant Array Service Aids
7318 Serial Communication Network Server