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↓ You have found the first ″failed″ link. You will be directed to find the
other ″failed″ link. Go to step 14 of this procedure.
11. Select function ″Follow Leading Port″.
12. Is the resource name the same name that you recorded for the NIC in step 9
on page 298 of this procedure?
No Yes
↓ You have followed the HSL links around the loop and back to the NIC
on the system. You did not find a failed link. Return to the procedure
that sent you here.
13. The display that appears is showing the status of the HSL ports for the next
I/O Bridge resource on the loop. Go to step 10 on page 298 of this procedure.
14. Find the information for the first failing resource using the following steps:
a. Record the information as the first failing resource on the link.
b. Record the resource name, card type-model, and part number.
c. In “Appendix G. HSL Link Status Diagnosis Form” on page 967, record the
link status of each port in column A for the first failing link. Circle
’Internal’ if the port is designated as internal.
d. Select the ″cancel″ function to return to the ″Work with High-speed link (HSL)
resources″ display.
e. Select the ″Resources associated with loop″ option for the loop with the
failure.
f. Select the ″Associated packaging resources″ option for the HSL I/O Bridge
with the resource name that you recorded.
g. Record the frame ID, card position, and port. Record this information for
the first failing link in “Appendix G. HSL Link Status Diagnosis Form” on
page 967.
h. Select the ″Display detail″ option and record the card position for the first
failing resource.
15. Find the information for the other (second) failing resource using the following
steps:
a. Record this information as the second failing resource on the link.
b. Select the ″cancel″ function to return to the ″Packaging resource associated
with a logical resource″ display.
c. Select the ″cancel″ function again, to return to the ″Logical hardware
associated with HSL loops″ screen.
d. Select the ″Display detail″ option for the HSL I/O Bridge with the name of
the first failing resource.
e. Follow the failed port by:
v If the leading port is failed, select the ″Follow leading port″ function.
v If the trailing port is failed, select the ″Follow trailing port″ function.
f. You have located the second failing resource on the link.
g. Record the resource name, card type-model, and part number.
h. In “Appendix G. HSL Link Status Diagnosis Form” on page 967, record the
link status of each port in column A for the second failing link. Circle
’Internal’ if the port is designated as internal.
i. Select the ″cancel″ function to return to the ″Logical hardware associated with
HSL loops″ display.
Bus, High-Speed Link (HSL) PIPs
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IBM i 830 Specifications

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Model	i 830
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