Displaying, verifying, and printing hardware resource information

Learn how to ensure that you have properly documented your hardware resources.

If the server is partitioned, repeat these steps from each logical partition. Be sure to mark the printout for the logical partition it represents. To display, verify, and print the hardware resource information, complete the following steps:

  1. At the i5/OS® command line, enter the Work with Hardware Products (WRKHDWPRD) command.
  2. Select option 4 (Display Description Label Locations), and then press Enter to display the label information associated with the hardware resources.
  3. On the Display Description Label Locations display, verify that the label information about the hardware resources is accurate.
  4. Delete the configuration descriptions (also called configuration objects) that are not associated with any physical hardware at this time.
  5. Press F17 (Print) to print the description label locations. Give this information to the authorized service provider.
  6. At the i5/OS command line, enter the following commands to create a report of your hardware and configuration objects: 
    DSPHDWRSC TYPE(*LWS) OUTPUT(*PRINT)
DSPHDWRSC TYPE(*STG) OUTPUT(*PRINT)
DSPHDWRSC TYPE(*CMN) OUTPUT(*PRINT)
DSPHDWRSC TYPE(*PRC) OUTPUT(*PRINT)