If you installed feature or replaced a part, you might
want to use the tools in the AIX® operating
system to verify that the feature or part is recognized by the system
or logical partition.
To verify the operation of a newly installed feature or
replacement part, select the appropriate procedure:
Verify the installed feature by
using the
AIX operating
system:
- Log in as root user.
- At the command line, type diag and press Enter.
- Select Advanced Diagnostics Routines and press Enter.
- From the Diagnostic Mode Selection menu, select System
Verification and press Enter.
- When the Advanced Diagnostic Selection menu appears, do
one of the following:
- To test a single resource, select the resource that you just installed
from the list of resources and press Enter.
- To test all the resources available to the operating system, select All
Resources and press Enter.
- Select Commit, and wait until the diagnostic programs run
to completion, responding to any prompts that appear.
- Did the diagnostics run to completion and display the message No
trouble was found?
- No: If a service request number (SRN) or other reference
code is displayed, suspect a loose adapter or cable connection. Review
the installation procedures to ensure that the new feature is installed
correctly. If you cannot correct the problem, collect all SRNs or
any other reference code information that you see. If the system is
running in logical partitioning (LPAR) mode, note the logical partition
in which you installed the feature. Contact your service provider
for assistance.
- Yes: The new device is installed correctly. Exit the diagnostic
programs and return the system to normal operations.
Verify the replacement part by
using the AIX operating
system:
To verify the operation of a newly installed feature
or replacement part, follow these steps:
- Did you use either the AIX operating system or
the online diagnostics service aid concurrent (hot-swap) service to
replace the part?
- No: Go to step 2.
- Yes: Go to step 5.
- Is the system powered off?
- No: Go to step 4.
- Yes: Continue with the next step.
- Start the system and wait until the AIX operating system login
prompt is displayed or until apparent system activity on the operator
panel or display has stopped.
Did the
AIX login prompt display?
- At the command prompt, type diag
—a and press Enter to check for missing resources. If you
see a command prompt, go to step 5.
If the
Diagnostic
selection menu is shown with
M appearing next to any resource,
follow these steps:
- Select the resource and press Enter.
- Select Commit.
- Follow any instructions that are shown.
- If the Do you want to review the previously displayed error? message
is shown, select Yes and press Enter.
- If an SRN is shown, suspect a loose card or connection. If no
obvious problem is shown, record the SRN and contact your service
provider for assistance.
- If no SRN is shown, go to step 5.
- Test the part by doing the following steps:
- At the command line, type diag and press Enter.
- From the Function Selection menu, select Advanced Diagnostics
Routines and press Enter.
- From the Diagnostic Mode Selection menu, select System
Verification and press Enter.
- Select All Resources, or select the diagnostics for the
individual part to test only the part you replaced and any devices
that are attached to the part you replaced and press Enter.
Did
the Resource Repair Action menu appear?
- No: Go to step 6.
- Yes: Go to step 7.
- Did the Testing Complete, No trouble
was found message appear?
- Select the resource for the replaced part
from the Resource Repair Action menu. When
a test is run on a resource in system verification mode, and that
resource has an entry in the AIX error
log, if the test on the resource was successful, the Resource
Repair Action menu appears. Complete the following steps
to update the AIX error
log to indicate that a system-detectable part has been replaced.
Note: On
systems with an indicator light for the failing part, this action
changes the indicator light to the normal state.
- Select the resource that has been replaced from the Resource
Repair Action menu. If the repair action was reseating
a cable or adapter, select the resource associated with that repair
action. If the resource associated with your action does not appear
on the resource list, select sysplanar0 and press Enter.
- Select Commit after you make your selections. Did another Resource
Repair Action display appear?
- No: If the No Trouble Found display
appears, go to step 9
- Yes: Go to step 8.
- Select the parent or child of the resource
for the replaced part from the Resource Repair Action menu
if necessary. When a test is run on a resource in system verification
mode, and that resource has an entry in the AIX error log, if the test
on the resource was successful, the Resource Repair Action menu
appears. Complete the following steps to update the AIX error log to indicate
that a system-detectable part has been replaced.
Note: This action
changes the indicator light for the part from the fault state to the
normal state.
- From the Resource Repair Action menu, select
the parent or child of the resource that has been replaced. If the
repair action was to reseat a cable or adapter, select the resource
associated with that repair action. If the resource associated with
your action does not appear on the resource list, select sysplanar0 and
press Enter.
- Select Commit after you make your selections.
- If the No Trouble Found display appears,
go to step 9.
- If you changed the service processor or
network settings, as instructed in previous procedures, restore the
settings to the values they had prior to servicing the system.
- Did you do any hot-plug procedures before
doing this procedure?
- No: Go to step 11.
- Yes: Go to step 12.
- Start the operating system, with the system
or logical partition in normal mode. Were you able to start the operating
system?
- No: Contact your service provider. This ends the procedure.
- Yes: Go to step 12.
- Are the indicator lights still on?
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