Retrieving disk unit logs

 

You can use iSeries™ Navigator to gather information about a specific disk unit. Only newer generation disk units return meaningful logs. This function should be used under the direction of your next level of support during maintenance activities. To retrieve a disk unit log, follow these steps:

1. In iSeries Navigator, expand My Connections (or your active environment).

2. Expand the System i™ you want to examine,Configuration and Service > Hardware > Disk Units > All Disk Units.

3. Right-click a specific disk unit and select Retrieve Disk Log.

If you want to analyze the device log, complete the following steps to package the information in a spooled file to send it electronically.

1. Start System Service Tools (STRSST), and specify the user name and password.

2. On the System Service Tools (SST) display, select Start a service tool.

3. On the Start a Service Tool display, select Product activity log.

4. On the Product Activity Log display, select Analyze log.

5. On the Select Subsystem Data display, select 1 for the Log field to include all logs. Specify the date and time information in the From and To fields.

6. On the Select Analysis Report Options display, select Print options for the Report type field. In the Reference codes field, specify 5505.

7. On the Select Options for Printed Report display, select option 4 in the Report type field to print the full report. In the Include hexadecimal data field, select Y (Yes).

8. The device log information is stored in a spooled file, which can be electronically sent to System i Technical Support.

 

Parent topic:

Setting up your disks