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To prevent problems that can occur when running this service aid from disk, it is suggested that this
service aid be run, when possible, from the diagnostics that are loaded from removable media.
Display/Alter Sector
Note: Use caution when you use this service aid because inappropriate modification to some disk sectors
can result in the total loss of all data on the disk.
This selection allows the user to display and alter information on a disk sector. Sectors are addressed by
their decimal sector number. Data is displayed both in hex and in ASCII. To prevent corrupted data from
being incorrectly corrected, the service aid does not display information that cannot be read correctly.
Display Configuration and Resource List
If a device is not included in the Test List or if you think a Diagnostic Package for a device is not loaded,
check by using the Display Configuration and Resource List task. If the device you want to test has a plus
(+) sign or a minus (-) sign preceding its name, the Diagnostic Package is loaded. If the device has an
asterisk (*) preceding its name, the Diagnostic Package for the device is not loaded or is not available.
This service aid displays the item header only for all installed resources. Use this service aid when there is
no need to see the vital product data (VPD). (No VPD is displayed.)
Display Firmware Device Node Information
This task displays the firmware device node information. This service aid is intended to gather more
information about individual or particular devices on the system. The format of the output data may differ
depending on which level of the AIX operating system is installed.
Display Hardware Error Report
This service aid uses the errpt command to view the hardware error log.
The Display Error Summary and Display Error Detail selection provide the same type of report as the errpt
command. The Display Error Analysis Summary and Display Error Analysis Detail selection provide
additional analysis.
Display Hardware Vital Product Data
This service aid displays all installed resources, along with any VPD for those resources. Use this service
aid when you want to look at the VPD for a specific resource.
Display Machine Check Error Log
Note: The Machine Check Error Log Service Aid is available only on Standalone Diagnostics.
When a machine check occurs, information is collected and logged in an NVRAM error log before the
system unit shuts down. This information is logged in the AIX error log and cleared from NVRAM when the
system is rebooted from the hard disk, LAN, or standalone media. When booting from Standalone
Diagnostics, this service aid converts the logged information into a readable format that can be used to
isolate the problem. When booting from the hard disk or LAN, the information can be viewed from the AIX
error log using the Hardware Error Report Service Aid. In either case, the information is analyzed when the
sysplanar0 diagnostics are running in Problem Determination Mode.
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