Four-Character Checkpoints; Replacing The Operator Panel; Replacing The Network Adapter; Determining Location Code - IBM pSeries 630 6C4 Service Manual

before the 406x 0EAy error. (Ignore checkpoints that do not have the form Exxx.) Use this
checkpoint when returning to the "Checkpoint and Error Code Index" on page 213.
Return to the step in the "Checkpoint and Error Code Index" on page 213 table immediately after the
step that sent you to this "Confirming Initial Error Code" procedure to perform the listed repair actions.
If the repair actions for an error code are ineffective, continue to work upward through this group of
error codes (which is forward in time from the earliest time stamp to the latest) until either the problem
is fixed, you reach the error code that was first reported, or you are at the top of the list.

Four-Character Checkpoints

Four-character progress codes and checkpoints in the form 8xxx, 9xxx, Axxx, Bxxx, and Exxx are listed in
"Firmware Checkpoints" on page 168. If you have a four-character code that begins with any character
other than 8, 9, A, B, or E, refer to the RS/6000 Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus
Systems.

Replacing the Operator Panel

Licensed programs frequently rely on system information that is stored in the VPD module on the operator
panel. If the MAPs indicate that the operator panel should be replaced, the system VPD must be written
into the VPD module on the new operator panel. See "System Vital Product Data (VPD) Update
Procedure" on page 486.

Replacing the Network Adapter

If a network adapter is replaced, the network administrator must be notified so that the client IP addresses
used by the system can be updated. In addition, the operating system configuration of the network
controller may need to be changed in order to enable system startup. Also check to ensure that any client
or server that accesses this system is updated.

Determining Location Code

If you have an error code in the form 2xxx xxxx or Exxx, and no location code associated with it, the
location code may possibly be found in three places, depending on the state of the system:
v For systems with AIX installed: if the system will boot into AIX, the location code will be reported when
error log analysis is run under AIX diagnostics.
v If the system will boot into the system management services (SMS) menus, the SMS error log will
contain the location code associated with the error code. See "View Error Log" on page 409.
v If the system halted when the error occurred, the error code and location can be found in the LCD
progress indicator log, which can be accessed using the service processor menus. See "System
Information Menu" on page 376, then select Read Progress Indicators From Last System Boot. Find
the error code in the list that directed you to this note, and the location code should be a part of the
entry in the log.
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