Identifying A Part In A Linux System Or Logical Partition; Finding The Location Code Of A Part In A Linux System Or Logical Partition; Activating The Indicator Light For A Part By Using The Linux Operating System; Identifying A Part In A Vios System Or Logical Partition - IBM PCIe3 x8 SAS RAID internal adapter 6 Gb Manual

Identifying a part in a Linux system or logical partition

If the service aids have been installed on a system or logical partition, you can activate or deactivate the
indicator lights to locate a part or complete a service action.

Finding the location code of a part in a Linux system or logical partition:

Use this procedure to retrieve the location code of the part to perform service operations.
To find the location code of a part in a Linux system or logical partition, complete the following steps:
1. Log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type grep diagela /var/log/platform and press Enter.
3. Look for the most recent entry that contains a system reference code (SRC).
4. Record the location information.
Related information:
Service and productivity tools for PowerLinux servers from IBM
IBM provides hardware diagnostic aids and productivity tools, and installation aids for Linux operating
systems on IBM Power Systems servers.

Activating the indicator light for a part by using the Linux operating system:

If you know the location code of a part, activate the indicator light to help locate the part the while
performing service operations.
To activate the indicator light, complete the following steps:
1. Log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type /usr/sbin/usysident -s identify -l location_code and press Enter.
3. Look for the system attention light to identify the enclosure that contains the part.
Important: A flashing amber LED indicates the location of the part and a solid amber LED indicates
that the part is failing.
Related information:
Service and productivity tools for Linux on Power servers
IBM provides hardware diagnostic aids and productivity tools, and installation aids for Linux operating
systems on IBM Power Systems servers.

Identifying a part in a VIOS system or logical partition

Learn how to find the location code and identify a part by using the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) tools.

Finding the location code of a part in a VIOS system or logical partition:

You can use Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) tools to find the location code of a part before you activate the
indicator light.
To configure the Virtual I/O Server system for identifying a part, complete the following steps:
1. Log in as root user or celogin-.
2. At the command line, type diagmenu and press Enter.
3. From the Function Selection menu, select Task Selection and press Enter.
4. Select Display Previous Diagnostic Results and press Enter.
5. From the Display Previous Diagnostic Results display, select Display Diagnostic Log Summary. A
Display Diagnostic Log display appears. This display contains a chronological list of events.
6. Look in the T column for the most recent S entry. Select this row in the table and press Enter.
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