Disturbance Or System Attention Led; Accessing System Log Error Information - IBM pSeries 670 Service Manual

Media Subsystem Operator Panel
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1 Power on/off button
2 Power on/off LED
3 Operator panel display
Note: You must activate the service processor reset button very carefully. Using an insulated paper clip is
recommended. Unbend the clip so that it has a straight section about two inches long. Insert the
clip straight into the hole, keeping the clip perpendicular to the plastic bezel. When you engage the
test reset switch, you should feel the detent of the switch. After you press the switch, the service
processor resets and then shuts down the system.

Disturbance or System Attention LED

The system attention LED lights on solid when an event occurs that either needs customer intervention or
IBM service. The system attention LED is turned on when an entry is made in the service processor error
log. The error entry is transmitted to the following:
v System-level error logs
v the operating system error log
v As an entry in the service action event log in the Service Focal Point application. For example, the loss
of surveillance from the HMC to a logical partition.
Continue to the following appropriate system error interrogation section.

Accessing System Log Error Information

Note: The system attention LED can be reset by following the procedures described in "Resetting the
System Attention LED" on page 25.
When an error or potential problem is detected by the system, the attention LED on the operator panel is
turned on. Information about the error or potential problem is stored in error logs. The following sections
explain how to access the logs that are available on a system. The error logs are accessed from the
console that is used to manage the system. From the following console descriptions, go to the instructions
under the heading that best describes the system on which you are working:
v "Accessing Errors when a System is Attached to an HMC".
v "Accessing Errors when a System is Running AIX and the Console is Not an HMC" on page 25.
v "Accessing Errors when a System is Running Linux and the Console is Not an HMC" on page 25.
Accessing Errors when a System is Attached to an HMC
If the system attention LED comes on and the system is attached to an HMC for its console, do the
following to access the error logs:
1. Open the Service Action Event Log in the Service Focal Point application on the HMC.
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