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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 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 275), 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.
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