Contents
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Chapter 1. Power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Removing the model 34E/MA, 17M/MA power supply with power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Removing the model 34E/MA, 17M/MA power supply with power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Replacing the model 34E/MA, 17M/MA power supply with power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Replacing the model 34E/MA, 17M/MA power supply with power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Removing the model 03E/4A, 04E/8A power supply with power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Removing the model 03E/4A, 04E/8A power supply with power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Replacing the model 03E/4A, 04E/8A power supply with power off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Replacing the model 03E/4A, 04E/8A power supply with power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Installing the model 03E/4A, 04E/8A power supply with power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Power supply LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Chapter 2. Common Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Before you begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Managing the Advanced System Management Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Accessing the ASMI without an HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Accessing the ASMI using a PC and Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting the IP address on your PC or mobile computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
ASMI authority levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Configuring network interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Changing the time of day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Accessing the ASMI using the HMC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Service Action Log (SAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Identifying a failing part on an AIX system or logical partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Locating a failing part in an AIX system or logical partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Activating the indicator light for the failing part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Identifying a failing part on a Linux system or logical partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Locateing a failing part in a system or logical partition running the operating system . . . . . . . .24
Finding the location code of a failing part in a Linux system or logical partition . . . . . . . . . .24
Activating the indicator light for the failing part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Deactivating the failing-part indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Locate a failing part in a Virtual I/O Server system or logical partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Identifying a part using the Virtual I/O Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Starting or stopping the system or logical partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Start the system or logical partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Start a system that is not managed by a Hardware Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Powering the system on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Start the system or logical partition using the Hardware Management Console . . . . . . . . . . .29
Powering on a managed system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Stop a system or logical partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Stopping a system that is not managed by a Hardware Management Console . . . . . . . . . . .30
Stop the system or logical partition using the Hardware Management Console . . . . . . . . . . .31
Disconnect the SMP processor cable from a system unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Reconnect the SMP processor cable to a system unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Removing and replacing expansion unit cover or door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Remove the front cover on model 14G/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Installing the front cover on a model 14G/30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Removing the front cover from a 11D/11 expansion unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Install the front cover on the 11D/11 expansion unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Removing a front cover from the 11D/20 expansion unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Installing a front cover on the 11D/20 expansion unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Removing and Replacing Covers and Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Removing the service access cover from a rack-mounted model 03E/4A, 04E/8A . . . . . . . . . . .43
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