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Querying logical partition time and date
Use this procedure to determine the local partition time and date values for the
primary partition.
1. From the iSeries Main Menu, select Define or change the system.
2. From the Define or Change the System display, select Work with system values.
3. From the Work With System Values display, enter the Display option for the
QDATE and QTIME system values.
Converting secondary partition time and date to primary
partition time and date
Use the “Querying logical partition time and date” procedure to determine the
time and date values for the primary partition and any other logical partition that
you are working with.
1. Record the difference in time between the primary partition and each
secondary partition with which you are working. You can use the following
table to do this.
Table 12. Time and date conversion table
Secondary partition time and date Primary partition time and
date (record immediately
after recording secondary
partition time and date)
Conversion value =
primary time and date
minus the secondary time
and date (Primary -
Secondary)
Partition name and
number
Partition time and date
The Service Action Log (SAL) Entry Timestamps for any logical partition that you are
working with are converted to primary partition time by adding the conversion
value in the last column of the table to the SAL entry time.
Finding the SRC history list for a secondary partition
Use this procedure to find the SRC history list that is created during an IPL of a
secondary partition.
1. From the SST or DST display on the primary partition’s console, select Work
with system partitions.
2. At the Work with System Partitions display, select Display partition information.
3. At the Display Partition Information display, select Display secondary partition
reference code history. Page down to the partition ID for which you want the
reference code history. Use the function key labeled Include reference code detail
to expand the display of SRC information from only word 1 to all words of the
SRC.
Closing related problems in other logical partitions
Look in the SALs of other logical partitions where problems may have been logged
by the same failing item just replaced. Search the primary partition. If the failure
was I/O related, then search any logical partition that shares the bus with the I/O
failure. For any problems that were caused by the failing item that was just
replaced, close the problem. Use the following procedure:
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