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SYSTEM INFORMATION MENU
SYSTEM INFORMATION MENU
1. Read VPD
2. Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
3. Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
4. Read SP Error Logs
5. Read System POST Errors
6. Read NVRAM
7. View System Environmental Conditions
98. Return to Previous Menu
99. Exit from Menus
v Read VPD
Displays manufacturers vital product data, such as serial numbers, part numbers, etc.
v Read VPD Image from Last System Boot
Displays the VPD information that was in effect after the last system boot. This information will usually
be identical with the results from the menu selection "Read VPD," but in the case of configuration
updates or certain faults, this historical comparison can be useful to System Administrators and service
personnel.
v Read Progress Indicators from Last System Boot
Displays the boot progress indicators (check points), up to a maximum of 100, from the system boot
prior to the one in progress now. This historical information may be useful to help diagnose system
faults.
The progress indicators are displayed in two sections. Above the dashed line are the progress indicators
from the boot that produced the current sessions. Below the dashed line are progress indicators from
the boot preceding the one that produced the current sessions.
The progress indication codes are chronological from bottom to top. The dashed line merely represents
the point where the latest boot started.
v Read SP Error Logs
Displays error conditions detected by the SP.
The time stamp in this error log is Coordinated Universal Time (CUT), also known as Greenwich Mean
Time (GMT). AIX error logs have more information available and are able to time stamp with local time.
See 231 for an example of the error log.
v Read System POST Errors
Selecting this item lets you review the results of the POST (Power-On Self Test). Your server may be
able to start in the presence of POST errors if there is sufficient working system resources. If POST
errors occur during start-up, this error log when used with the diagnostics helps to isolate faults.
v Read NVRAM
Displays Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) content.
v View System Environmental Conditions
The SP reads all environmental sensors and reports the results to the user. This option is most useful
when surveillance fails, as it allows the user to determine the environmental conditions that may be
related to the failure.
The following is an example of system environment conditions:
Service Processor Connection
Appendix A. Service Processor Connection
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