Use the hardware service manager to verify communications
or devices.
To verify communications or devices on any System i® model using the hardware
service manager Verify option, perform the following
procedure:
Note: Before running a verification test, ensure that
the customer is not using the resource you want to test and that all
communication jobs on the resource to be tested are ended.
From the Start a Service Tool display, select the Hardware
Service Manager option.
From the Hardware Service Manager display, select the Logical
hardware resources option.
From the Logical Hardware Resources display, select the System
bus resources option.
This display lists all the
I/O processors.
Select the Resources associated with IOP option
for the attached IOP in the list.
Select the Verify option for the communications,
tape, optical storage unit, or File Server adapter that you want to
test.
When the test completes, the system responds with either
a Test is successful message or a Test failed message.
This ends the procedure.
Notes:
Hardware units might perform automatic self-tests when they are
powered on.
You can test some workstations by using the Test Request function
key while the operating system Sign On display is shown.
See the specific device information for possible off-line tests
that you can run.
Verifying an installed part using stand-alone diagnostics
If you have installed or replaced a part, verify that the
system recognizes the new part. You can use stand-alone diagnostics
to verify an installed part in a Linux system, expansion
unit, or logical partition.
Verifying an installed part using Hardware Management Console
If you have installed or replaced a part, use the Hardware
Management Console (HMC) to update your HMC records after you have
completed a service action on your server. If you have reference codes,
symptoms, or location codes that you used during the service action,
locate the records for use during this procedure.
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