mm = month to power on
dd = day to power on
yy = year to power on
hh = hour to power on
mm = minute to power on
ss = second to power on
b. Power off the system by entering PWRDWNSYS *IMMED (the Power Down
System Immediate command) on the command line.
c. Wait 5 minutes.
Does the IPL start at the time you specified?
No Yes
↓ This ends the procedure.
7. Power on the system in normal mode, (see “Powering On and Powering Off
the System and Logical Partitions” on page 922).
Does the IPL complete successfully?
Yes No
↓ Go to “Starting Point for All Problems” on page 4.
This ends the procedure.
8. Find an entry in the Service Action Log that matches the time, SRC, and/or
resource that compares to the reported problem.
a. On the command line, enter
STRSST
(the Start System Service Tools) command.
If you cannot get to SST, select DST (see “Accessing Dedicated Service
Tools” in the iSeries Service Functions ).
Note: Do not IPL the system to get to DST.
b. On the Start Service Tools Sign On display, type in a User ID with QSRV
authority and Password.
c. Select Start a Service Tool.
d. On the Service Tools display, select the Hardware Service Manager (see the
iSeries Service Functions).
e. Select the Work with service action log option on the Hardware Service
Manager display.
f. On the Select Timeframe display, change the From: Date and Time to a date
and time prior to when the customer reported having the problem.
g. Find an entry that matches one or more conditions of the problem:
1) SRC
2) Resource
3) Time
4) FRU list (choose the Display the failing item information option to display
the FRU list).
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