Instructions For Ibm Business Partners; How To Send Dsa Data To Ibm - IBM System x3850 X6 Installation And Service Manual

Instructions for IBM Business Partners

This topic provides additional instructions for IBM Business Partners.
In addition to the instructions in the documentation for installing optional
hardware devices, updating firmware and device drivers, and completing the
installation, IBM Business Partners must also complete the following steps:
Attention: Installing the wrong firmware or device-driver update might cause the
server to malfunction. Before you install a firmware or device-driver update, read
any readme and change history files that are provided with the downloaded
update. These files contain important information about the update and the
procedure for installing the update, including any special procedure for updating
from an early firmware or device-driver version to the latest version.
1. After you have confirmed that the server starts correctly and recognizes the
2. Shut down and restart the server multiple times to ensure that the server is
3. Save the DSA log as a file and send it to IBM. For information about
4. To ship the server, repackage it in the original undamaged packing material
Support information for IBM Business Partners is available at http://
www.ibm.com/partnerworld/pwhome.nsf/weblook/index_us.html.

How to send DSA data to IBM

This topic provides information about how to send DSA diagnostic data to IBM.
About this task
Before you send diagnostic data to IBM, read the terms of use at
http://www.ibm.com/de/support/ecurep/terms.html
You can use any of the following methods to send diagnostic data to IBM:
v Standard upload: http://www.ibm.com/de/support/ecurep/send_http.html
v Standard upload with the system serial number: http://www.ecurep.ibm.com/
v Secure upload: http://www.ibm.com/de/support/ecurep/
v Secure upload with the system serial number: https://www.ecurep.ibm.com/
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newly installed devices and that no error LEDs are lit, run the Dynamic System
Analysis (DSA) stress test. For information about using DSA, see "IBM
Dynamic System Analysis" on page 173.
correctly configured and functions correctly with the newly installed devices.
transferring data and logs, see "How to send DSA data to IBM."
and observe IBM procedures for shipping.
app/upload_hw
send_http.html#secure
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