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Generic Microcode Download
This service aid provides a means of executing a "generic" script from a diskette. The
intended purpose for this "generic" script is to load microcode to a supported resource.
This script is responsible for executing whatever program is required in order to
download the microcode onto the adapter or device.
This service aid is supported in both concurrent and standalone modes from disk, LAN,
or loadable media.
On entry, the service aid displays information about what it does. It then asks for a
Genucode diskette to be inserted into the diskette drive. The diskette must be in tar
format. The service aid then restores the script file genucode to the /tmp directory.
Then the script is executed. The script must at that point then pull off any other needed
files from the diskette. The script should then exec whatever program is necessary in
order to perform its function. On completion, a status code is returned, and the user is
returned to the service aid. The genucode script should have a # ! /usr/bin/ksh line at
the beginning of the file. Return status of 0 should be returned if the program was
successful, else a non-zero status should be returned.
Local Area Network Analyzer
This selection is used to exercise the LAN communications adapters (Token-Ring,
Ethernet, and (FDDI) Fiber Distributed Data Interface). The following services are
available:
v Connectivity testing between two network stations. Data is transferred between the
two stations. This requires the user to input the Internet Addresses of both stations.
v Monitoring ring (Token-Ring only). The ring is monitored for a period of time. Soft and
hard errors are analyzed.
Log Repair Action
The Log Repair Action task logs a repair action in the AIX Error Log. A Repair Action
log indicates that a FRU has been replaced, and error log analysis should not be done
for any errors logged before the repair action. The Log Repair Action task lists all
resources. Replaced resources can be selected from the list, and when commit (F7
key) is selected a repair action is logged for each selected resource.
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