ii Escala Blade EL260B - Problem Determination and Service Guide
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Verifying the partition configuration..................................................................................144
2.8 Running the diagnostics program .....................................................................................144
2.8.1 Starting AIX concurrent diagnostics .........................................................................144
2.8.2 Starting stand-alone diagnostics from a CD ..............................................................144
2.8.3 Starting stand-alone diagnostics from a NIM server...................................................146
2.8.4 Using the diagnostics program ...............................................................................147
2.9 Boot problem resolution...................................................................................................148
2.10 Troubleshooting tables ....................................................................................................150
2.10.1 CD or DVD drive problems.....................................................................................150
2.10.2 Diskette drive problems..........................................................................................151
2.10.3 General problems .................................................................................................151
2.10.4 Hard disk drive problems .......................................................................................152
2.10.5 Intermittent problems..............................................................................................152
2.10.6 Keyboard problems...............................................................................................153
2.10.7 Management module service processor problems .....................................................153
2.10.8 Memory problems .................................................................................................154
2.10.9 Microprocessor problems .......................................................................................154
2.10.10 Monitor or video problems .....................................................................................155
2.10.11 Network connection problems ................................................................................156
2.10.12 PCI expansion card (PIOCARD) problem isolation procedure .....................................157
2.10.13 Optional device problems ......................................................................................158
2.10.14 Power problems ....................................................................................................158
2.10.15 POWER Hypervisor (PHYP) problems.......................................................................160
2.10.16 Service processor problems ....................................................................................162
2.10.17 Software problems ................................................................................................174
2.10.18 Universal Serial Bus (USB) port problems .................................................................175
2.11 Light path diagnostics .....................................................................................................175
2.11.1 Viewing the light path diagnostic LEDs.....................................................................175
2.11.2 Light path diagnostics LEDs.....................................................................................177
2.12 Isolating firmware problems.............................................................................................178
2.13 Recovering the system firmware .......................................................................................179
2.13.1 Starting the PERM image........................................................................................179
2.13.2 Starting the TEMP image ........................................................................................179
2.13.3 Recovering the TEMP image from the PERM image....................................................180
2.13.4 Verifying the system firmware levels ........................................................................180
2.13.5 Committing the TEMP system firmware image ...........................................................181
2.14 Solving shared Blade resource problems ...........................................................................181
2.14.1 Solving shared keyboard problems .........................................................................182
2.14.2 Solving shared media tray problems........................................................................183
2.14.3 Solving shared network connection problems ...........................................................185
2.14.4 Solving shared power problems..............................................................................186
2.14.5 Solving shared video problems ...............................................................................186
2.15 Solving undetermined problems .......................................................................................187
Chapter 3. Parts listing....................................................................................189