IBM H SERIES RS/6000 User Manual

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Read Progress Indicators from Last System BootDisplays the boot progress indicators (check points), up to a maximum of 100,from the system boot prior to the one in progress now. This historical informa-tion may be useful to help diagnose system faults.The progress indicators are displayed in two sections. Above the dashed lineare the progress indicators (latest) from the boot that produced the current ses-sions. Below the dashed line are progress indicators (oldest) from the boot pre-ceding the one that produced the current sessions.The progress indication codes are listed top (latest) to bottom (oldest).Use the posted code indicated by the <-- arrow. Read Service Processor Error LogsDisplays error conditions detected by the Service Processor.The time stamp in this error log is Coordinated Universal Time (CUT), a.k.a.Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). AIX error logs have more information availableand are able to time stamp with local time. See 3-33 for an example of the errorlog. Read System POST ErrorsSelecting this item lets you review the results of the POST (Power-On Self Test).Your server may be able to start in the presence of POST errors if there is suffi-cient working system resources. If POST errors occur during start-up, this errorlog when used with the diagnostics helps to isolate faults. See 3-34 for anexample of the POST error screen. Read NVRAMDisplays Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) content. View System Environmental ConditionsThe Service Processor reads all environmental sensors and reports the results tothe user. This option is most useful when surveillance fails, as it allows the userto determine the environmental conditions that may be related to the failure.The following is an example of system environment conditions:3-14 RS/6000 Enterprise Server Model H Series User's Guide