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Verify the presence of an installed part on an i5/OS system or logical partition

If you have installed a new feature or part, verify that the system recognizes the feature or part by using the i5/OS® system service tools. Use the procedure in this section to accomplish this task.

  1. Deactivate the failing item indicator light and close the service action log entry. For instructions, see Deactivate the failing-part indicator light.
  2. Be sure you are signed on with at least service level authority.
  3. On the command line of the i5/OS session, type strsst and press Enter.
    Note: If you cannot get to the System Service Tools display, use function 21 from the control panel. Alternatively, if the system is managed by Hardware Management Console (HMC), use the Service Focal Point Utilities to get to the Dedicated Service Tools (DST) display.
  4. Type your service tools user ID and service tools password on the System Service Tools (SST) Sign On display. Press Enter.
    Note: The service tools password is case-sensitive.
  5. Select Start a service tool from the System Service Tools (SST) display. Press Enter.
  6. Select Hardware service manager from the Start a Service Tool display. Press Enter.
  7. Select Logical hardware resources (buses, IOPs, controllers) from the Hardware Service Manager display. This option allows you to display and work with logical resources. Logical hardware resources are the functional resources of the system used by the operating system.
  8. Press Enter.

When you select one of the options from the Logical Hardware Resources display, you can do the following:

For more information on collecting information and performing specific functions using the options and function keys from the Logical Hardware Resources display or for details on the symbols that appear next to the Resource Description field, see the online Help information.


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Last updated: Fri, Oct 30, 2009