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Viewing Vital Hardware Data
Question How do I view vital hardware data?
Answer
1 Access the firmware main menu: During boot-up, press F1 at the
Prematurely terminate boot sequence prompt.
2 Select 4. Utilities.
3 Select 9. View or Set Vital Product Data.
4 Select Hardware Vital Product Data.
5 Select the Card Vital Product Data. The vital hardware data is
displayed.
6 Return to the firmware main menu.
7 Press F9 to load the operating software.
Adding/Removing an Adapter Using CCM
Refer to “Configuring the MAE via CCM” on page E-6.
Suspend Traffic on an Adapter Port
Question How do I disable a configured adapter port to remove or test an
adapter?
Answer
1 Access the command line interface (* prompt) (see “Accessing the
Operational Diagnostics from the Service Processor” on
page 5-42).
2 Type talk 5 and press Enter twice to reach the + prompt.
3 Enter the interface command.
4 Make a note of the slot number of the adapter that you want to
disable.
5 Enter disable slot number .
Resume Traffic on an Adapter Port
Question How do I enable a configured adapter port (that was disabled using the
talk 5 disable command in “Suspend Traffic on an Adapter Port”) to
resume traffic?
Answer
1 Access the command line interface (* prompt) (see “Accessing the
Operational Diagnostics from the Service Processor” on
page 5-42).
2 Type talk 5 and press Enter twice to reach the + prompt.
3 Enter the configuration command.
Appendix F. Common Tasks F-3