Service Processor Menus; Accessing The Service Processor Menus Locally; Accessing The Service Processor Menus Remotely; Saving And Restoring Service Processor Settings - IBM RS/6000 Enterprise Server M80 Service Manual

Service Processor Menus

The service processor menus are divided into two groups:
v General user menus - the user must know the general-access password.
v Privileged user menus - the user must know the privileged-access password.
If the server is powered off, the service processor menus can be accessed locally or remotely.

Accessing the Service Processor Menus Locally

Service processor menus can be accessed locally by connecting an ASCII terminal to serial port 1 (S1) or
serial port 2 (S2). Access to the service processor menus is not available on serial port 3 (S3) or serial
port 4 (S4). Because the presence of the ASCII terminal cannot be confirmed by the service processor,
you must press a key (any key) on the ASCII keyboard to confirm its presence after OK appears in the
primary drawer operator panel display.
When you gain access, the service processor prompts you for a password (if set), and when verified,
displays the service processor menus.
The service processor menu prompt, represented by 0> or 1>, indicates the serial port to which the
terminal is connected.
v 0> indicates serial port 1 (S1)
v 1> indicates serial port 2 (S2)

Accessing the Service Processor Menus Remotely

If your system has a modem connected and is configured for call-in (see "Modem Configuration Menu" on
page 381), the service processor menus can be accessed remotely as follows:
1. With the system powered off, call in from a remote terminal.
2. The service processor detects ring-indicate and prompts you for a password (if set). When verified, the
service processor menus display remotely.

Saving and Restoring Service Processor Settings

All the settings you make (except language) from the service processor menus can be backed up either
for recovering from a fault that may corrupt these settings, or for replicating these settings to other servers
that include a service processor.
The AIX service aid, Save or Restore Hardware Management Policies, can be used to save your settings
after initial setup or whenever the settings must be changed for system operation purposes.
It is strongly recommended that you use this AIX service aid for backing up service processor settings to
protect the usefulness of the service processor and the availability of the server. Refer to "Save or Restore
Hardware Management Policies," in the "Introducing Tasks and Service Aids" section of the RS/6000 and
Eserver pSeries Diagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems, SA38-0509.

Menu Inactivity

The service processor exits menu mode after ten minutes of inactivity, and displays a message indicating
that it has done so. Pressing any key on the ASCII terminal causes the main menu to be displayed.
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