Aix Shell Prompt Service Aid; Backup/Restore Media Service Aid; Create Customized Diagnostic Configuration Diskette - IBM R/S6000 7012 300 Series Operator's Manual

Process Supplemental Media
Product Topology
Run Diagnostics
Run Error Log Analysis
SCSI Bus Analyzer
SCSI Device Identification and Removal
SCSI Tape Drive Service Aids
Service Aids for Use with Ethernet
Spare Sectors Availability
SSA Service Aids
Update Disk Based Diagnostics
7135 RAIDiant Array Service Aids
7318 Serial Communications Network Server

AIX Shell Prompt Service Aid

Note: Use in Online Service mode only.
This service aid allows access to the AIX command line. In order to use this service aid the
user must know the root password (when a root password has been established).

Backup/Restore Media Service Aid

This service aid allows verification of backup media and devices. It presents a menu of tape
and diskette devices available for testing and prompts for selection of the desired device. It
then
presents a menu of available backup formats and prompts for selection of the desired
format. The supported formats are tar, backup, and cpio. After the device and format are
selected, the service aid backups a known file to the selected device, restores that file to
/tmp, and compares the original file to the restored file. The restored file is also left in /tmp
to allow for visual comparison. All errors are reported.

Create Customized Diagnostic Configuration Diskette

This selection invokes the Diagnostic Package Utility Service Aid which allows the user to
create a Standalone Diagnostic Package Configuration Diskette.
The Standalone Diagnostic Package Configuration Diskette allows the following to be
changed from the console:
Default refresh rate for a LFT
The refresh rate used by the standalone diagnostic package is 60Hz. If the display's
refresh rate is 77Hz, then set the refresh rate to 77.
Different async terminal console
A console configuration file that allows a terminal attached to any RS232 or RS422
adapter to be selected as a console device can be created using this service aid. The
default device is a RS232 tty attached to the first standard serial port (S1).
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