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When a fault has been detected on a system that supports the Attention Indicator, the
Indicator is set to an Attention condition. After the failing system has been identified and
the problem fixed, the Attention Indicator changes back to normal. This should be done
by the Log Repair Action Task.
Note: It is important to run the Log Repair Action function. This action keeps the Fault
Indicator from going back to the Fault state due to a previous error in the error
log that has already been serviced.
For additional information concerning the use of this indicator, refer to the system guide.
This task can also be run directly from the command line by typing
/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/usysident [-s {normal | identify}] [-l location code]
Flag Description
-s {normal | identify} Sets the state of the System Identify Indicator to
either normal or identify.
-l
location code
Identifies the resource by physical location code.
When this command is used without the -l flag, the Primary Enclosure resource is used.
Use the -l flag only in systems that have more than one Identify and System attention
indicator.
When this command is used without -s flag, the current state of the identify indicator is
displayed.
For more information on the tasks, see Chapter 6, “Introduction to Tasks and Service
Aids” on page 93.
Local Area Network Analyzer
This selection is used to exercise the LAN communications adapters (Token-Ring,
Ethernet, and (FDDI) Fiber Distributed Data Interface). The following services are
available:
v Connectivity testing between two network stations. Data is transferred between the
two stations, requiring the user to provide the Internet addresses of both stations.
v Monitoring ring (Token-Ring only). The ring is monitored for a specified period of
time. Soft and hard errors are analyzed.
Log Repair Action
The Log Repair Action task logs a repair action in the AIX Error Log. A Repair Action
log indicates that a FRU has been replaced, and error log analysis should not be done
for any errors logged before the repair action. The Log Repair Action task lists all
resources. Replaced resources can be selected from the list, and when commit (F7
key) is selected, a repair action is logged for each selected resource.
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