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7. Select Commit.
The details of this log entry are shown.
8. Record the location information and the service request number (SRN) value that is shown near the
end of the entry.
9. Exit to the command line.
What to do next
Use the location information for the part to activate the indicator light that identifies the part. See
"Activating the indicator light for a part by using AIX diagnostics" on page 8.
Activating the indicator light for a part by using AIX diagnostics
Use these instructions to help physically identify the location of a part you are servicing.
Procedure
1. Log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type diag and press Enter.
3. From the Function Selection menu, select Task Selection and press Enter.
4. From the Task Selection menu, select Identify and Attention Indicators and press Enter.
5. From the list of lights, select the location code for the part and press Enter.
6. Select Commit.
This turns on the amber indicator LED for the part and the blue indicator LED on the system.
Important: A flashing amber LED indicates the location of the part and a solid amber LED indicates
that the part is failing.
7. Exit to the command line.
Identifying a part in an IBM i system or logical partition
You can activate or deactivate the indicator light to locate a part in an IBM i system or logical partition.
Finding the location code and activating the indicator light for a part by using the IBM i operating
system
You can search the service action log for an entry that matches the time, reference code, or resource of a
problem, and then activate the indicator light for a part.
Procedure
1. Sign on to an IBM i session, with at least service level authority.
2. On the command line of the session, type strsst and press Enter.
Note: If you cannot navigate to the System Service Tools (SST) display, use function 21 from the
control panel. Alternatively, if the system is managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC),
use the Service Focal Point utilities to navigate to the Dedicated Service Tools (DST) display.
3. Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the System Service Tools (SST) Sign
On display and press Enter.
Remember: The service tools password is case sensitive.
4. Select Start a service tool from the System Service Tools (SST) display and press Enter.
5. Select Hardware service manager from the Start a Service Tool display and press Enter.
6. Select Work with service action log from the Hardware Service Manager display and press Enter.
7. On the Select Timeframe display, change the From: Date and Time field to a date and time prior to
when the problem occurred.
8. Search for an entry that matches one or more conditions of the problem:
• System reference code
• Resource
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