Chapter 5. Introduction To Tasks And Service Aids; Tasks - IBM R/S6000 7012 300 Series Operator's Manual

Chapter 4. Introduction to Tasks and Service Aids
The AIX Diagnostic Package contains programs that are called Tasks. Tasks can be thought
of as "performing a specific function on a resource"; for example, running diagnostics, or
performing a service aid on a resource. This chapter describes the Tasks available in AIX
Diagnostics Version 4.2 and later.
To perform a Task, use the following from the Function Selection Menu:
Task Selection (Diagnostics, Advanced Diagnostics, Service Aids, etc).
This selection lists the tasks supported by these procedures. Once a task is selected, a
resource menu may be presented showing all resources supported by the task.
Note: Many of these programs work on all system model architectures. Some programs
are only accessible from Online Diagnostics in Service or Concurrent mode, others
may be accessible only from Standalone Diagnostics. While still other programs may
only be supported on a particular system architecture, such as RS6KSMP (Risc
System 6000 Symmetric Multiprocessor Platform) Platform), or RS6K (Risc System
6000 Platform).

Tasks

Service Aids are invoked via a task selection from the following list:
Add or Delete Drawer Configuration
Add Resource to Resource List
AIX Shell Prompt
Backup and Restore Media
Certify Media
Change Hardware Vital Product Data
Configure Dials and LPFKeys
Create Customized Diagnostic Diskette
Delete Resource from Resource List
Disk Maintenance
Disk Media
Display Configuration and Resource List
Display Hardware Error Report
Display Hardware Vital Product Data
Display or Change Bootlist
Display or Change BUMP Configuration
Display or Change Diagnostic Run Time Options
Display or Change Electronic Mode Switch
Display or Change Multi–processor Configuration
Display Previous Diagnostic Results
Display Resource Attributes
Display Service Hints
Display Software Product Data
Display Test Patterns
ESCON Bit Error Rate Service Aid
Format Media
Generic Microcode Download
Local Area Network Analyzer
Microcode Download
Periodic Diagnostics
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