↓ This ends the procedure.
25. Use the ″Recover primary partition configuration data″ option to retrieve the
LPAR configuration data from other devices in the system.
a. Go to SST/DST in the primary partition and select the ″Work with system
partitions″ option .
b. From the ″Work with system partitions″ screen select option ″Recover
configuration data″.
c. From the ″Recover configuration data″ screen select the ″Recover primary
partition configuration data″ option.
d. Verify the information that is presented on the screen. The device should
be a former load source device from a secondary partition. The time and
date should reflect a time when that partition was active. It should be
more recent than the last change to the logical partition configuration.
Note: The system will perform an automatic IPL during this step.
This ends the procedure.
Operations Console Problem Isolation Procedures
Overview
This section contains the procedures necessary to isolate a failure with iSeries 400
Operations Console.
The following symptoms can be caused by iSeries 400 Operations Console failing
to connect:
v One of the following SRCs
– A6xx 5001 or B6xx 5001
– A6xx 5004 or B6xx 5004
– A6xx 5007 or B6xx 5007
– A6xx 5008 or B6xx 5008
v The status in the iSeries 400 Operations Console window remains ″Connecting
console″.
The following symptoms can be caused by a defective remote control panel cable:
v Remote control panel (hung) System control panel functions.
v SRC 0000 DDDD with attention light on the system panel.
v Remote control panel accepts mode selections, however the system does not
respond.
v The remote control panel does not function.
v iSeries 400 Operations Console status is ″Connecting remote control panel″.
The following safety notices apply throughout this section. Read all safety
procedures before servicing the system. Observe all safety procedures when
performing a procedure. Unless instructed otherwise, always power off the system
or expansion tower where the FRU is located, (see “Powering On and Powering
Off the System and Logical Partitions” on page 922) before removing, exchanging,
or installing a field-replaceable unit (FRU).
Read all safety procedures before servicing the system. Observe all safety
procedures when performing a procedure. Unless instructed otherwise, always
power off the system or expansion tower where the FRU is located, (see “Powering
LPAR PIPs
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