Service Aids For Use With Ethernet; Ssa Service Aids - IBM R/S6000 7012 300 Series Operator's Manual

Service Aids for use with Ethernet

This selection provides a tool for diagnosing Ethernet problems. This service aid is used to
exercise the Ethernet adapter and parts of the Ethernet network. The service aid works by
transmitting a data block to itself. This service aid will work with a wrap plug or with any
valid Ethernet network and can be used as a tool to diagnose Ethernet network problems.
When the Ethernet service aid is executed, one of the following messages is returned:
No errors occurred.
An adapter error occurred.
A transmit time–out occurred.
A transmit error occurred.
A receive time–out occurred.
A receive error occurred.
A system error occurred.
Receive and transmit data did not match.
An error occurred that could not be identified.
The configuration indicates that there are no Ethernet adapters in this system unit.
Another application is currently using the adapter.
The resource could not be configured.
Display Service Hints
This service aid reads and displays the information in the CEREADME file from the
diagnostics media. This file contains information that is not in the publications for this
version of the diagnostics. It also contains information about using this particular version of
diagnostics.
Use the arrow keys to scroll through the information in the file.

SSA Service Aids

This service aid provides tools for diagnosing and resolving problems on SSA attached
devices. The following tools are provided:
Set Service Mode
Link Verification
Configuration Verification
Format and Certify Disk
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