IBM RS6000 - 7026 - H70 Service 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 historicalinformation may be useful to help diagnose system faults.The progress indicators are displayed in two sections. Above the dashed lineare the progress indicators from the boot that produced the current sessions.Below the dashed line are progress indicators from the boot preceding the onethat produced the current sessions.The progress indication codes are chronological from bottom to top. The dashedline merely represents the point where the latest boot started. Read Service Processor Error LogsDisplays the Service Processor error logs.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 B-35 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 issufficient working system resources. If POST errors occur during start-up, thiserror log when used with the diagnostics helps to isolate faults. See B-36 for anexample of the POST error screen. View System Environmental ConditionsOn selection of this menu, the Service Processor reads all environmentalsensors and reports the results to the user. This option maybe useful whensurveillance fails, as it allows the user to determine the environmental conditionsthat may be related to the failure. See B-14 for an example of the SystemEnvironmental Conditions screen.Appendix B. Service Processor Menus B-5