how to check disk and cache battery status in IBM AS 400?
how to check disk and cache battery status in IBM AS 400?
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July 28, 2009 9:39 AM
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July 28, 2009 4:44 PM
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Type the command on prompt WRKDSKSTS and press Enter,You will see the the disk status.
When you are in WRKDSKSTS press F11 "Display storage use" or "Display disk statistics" to see Protection Type and Status. This is a quick way to check for failed drives or a bad CACHE battery.
A bad CACHE battery will usually show up as DEGRADED.
This is what you don't want to see:
--Protection--
Unit ASP Type Status
1 1 DPY FAILED
2 1 DPY UNPROT
3 1 DPY UNPROT
4 1 DPY UNPROT
5 1 DPY DEGRADED
6 1 DPY DEGRADED
7 1 DPY DEGRADED
8 1 DPY DEGRADED
9 1 DPY DEGRADED
10 1 DPY DEGRADED
DPY
The unit is part of a disk unit subsystem with device parity
protection.
DEGRADED
Indicates that a decrease in performance has occurred because a
component that is not critical has failed. No data is lost due
to this failure, but the damaged unit needs to be repaired or
replaced.
FAILED
Indicates that a unit has failed. If another unit fails, data
could be lost.
Checking battery status in Service Tools (SST)
Service tools user ID. . . . QSECOFR
Service tools password . . . xxxxxxxx
1. Start a service tool
7. Hardware service manager
9. Work with resources containing cache battery packs
5=Display battery information
Opt Resource Name Serial Number Type-Model Frame ID Card Position
5 DC01 53-2361029 2763-001 1 C01
Battery Information
Resource name . . . . . . . . . . . : DC01
Serial number . . . . . . . . . . . : 53-2361029
Actual type-model . . . . . . . . . : 2763-001
Frame ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 1
Card position . . . . . . . . . . . : C01
Device position . . . . . . . . . . :
Battery type . . . . . . . . . . . : Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)
Battery state . . . . . . . . . . . : No battery warning/error
Power-on time (days) . . . . . . . : 454
Adjusted power-on time (days) . . . : 462
Estimated time to warning (days) . : 532
Estimated time to error (days) . . : 614
Concurrently maintainable :
battery pack . . . . . . . . . . .: No
Battery pack can be safely replaced : No
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For Cache batteries and stuff
You might have to get into the
1. SST (Service tool menus)
2. START the SST
3. Key in 9 to work with resources containing Cache battery packs and then 5 to display information on the batteries life time and other info.
Many Thanks
Hari