Locating A Failing Part In A Virtual I/O Server System Or Logical Partition; Identifying A Part By Using The Virtual I/O Server; Starting The System Or Logical Partition; Starting A System That Is Not Managed By An Hmc Or An Sdmc - IBM 9117-MMB User Manual

After you complete a removal and replacement procedure, you must deactivate the failing-part indicator
light.
To deactivate the indicator light, follow these steps:
1. Log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type /usr/sbin/usysident -s normal -l<location code> and press Enter.
Note: IBM provides hardware diagnostic aids and productivity tools, as well as installation aids for
Linux operating systems on IBM Power systems. See Service and productivity tools for Linux on Power
Systems servers

Locating a failing part in a Virtual I/O Server system or logical partition

You can use Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) tools, before activating the indicator light, to locate a part that is
failing.
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.
7. Choose Commit. The details of this log entry are shown.
8. Record the location information and the SRN value shown near the end of the entry.
9. Exit to the command line.
Use the location information for the failing part to activate the indicator light that identifies the failing
part. For instructions, see "Identifying a part by using the Virtual I/O Server."

Identifying a part by using the Virtual I/O Server:

Use these instructions to turn on the indicator light to help you physically locate a part by using the
Virtual I/O Server (VIOS).
1. Log in as root user.
2. At the command line, type diagmenu and press Enter.
3. From the Function Selection menu, select Task Selection. Press Enter.
4. From the Task Selection menu, select Identify and Attention Indicators. Press Enter.
5. From the list of lights, select the location code for the failing part and press Enter.
6. Select Commit. This turns on the system attention and indicator light for the failing part.
7. Exit to the command line.

Starting the system or logical partition

Learn how to start a system or logical partition after performing a service action or system upgrade.

Starting a system that is not managed by an HMC or an SDMC

You can use the power button or the Advanced System Management Interface to start a system that is
not managed by a Hardware Management Console or an IBM Systems Director Management Console.
To start a system that is not managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC) or Systems Director
Management Console (SDMC), follow these steps:
1. Open the front rack door, if necessary.
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