First Edition (October 1997)

Trademarks and Acknowledgements

About This Book

Chapter 1. Problem Solving Overview

Chapter 2. Inactive System

Chapter 3. Terminal Problems

Chapter 4. Inaccurate System Clock

Chapter 5. Device Problems

Chapter 6. Media Problems

Chapter 7. Network Problems

Chapter 8. Printing Problems

Chapter 9. Hardware Diagnostics

Chapter 10. Error Logging Facility

Chapter 11. Trace Facility

Chapter 12. System Dump Facility

Appendix A. Error Message Acronyms

Appendix B. Software Validation

Appendix C. Error Identifiers for the Error Log
System/370 Parallel Adapter Error Identifiers for the Error Log
ATE Error Identifiers for the Error Log
BADISK Error Identifiers for the Error Log
C327 Error Identifiers for the Error Log
CHRP Error Identifiers for the Error Log
COM Error Identifiers for the Error Log
CXMA (128-port) Error Identifiers for the Error Log
CD-ROM, DISK, and R/W OPTICAL Error Identifiers for the Error Log
DISKETTE Error Identifiers for the Error Log
ENT Error Identifiers for the Error Log
EPOW Error Identifiers for the Error Log
ERRLOG Error Identifiers for the Error Log
EU Error Identifiers for the Error Log
Exceptions/Interrupts Error Identifiers for the Error Log
Graphics Subsystem Error Identifiers for the Error Log
HCON Error Identifiers for the Error Log
IDE Error Identifiers for the Error Log
Integrated Ethernet Error Identifiers for the Error Log
LION Error Identifiers for the Error Log
LVM Error Identifiers for the Error Log
MACHINE CHECK Error Identifiers for the Error Log
MEM Error Identifiers for the Error Log
MPQP Error Identifiers for the Error Log
MSLA Error Identifiers for the Error Log
NETBIOS Error Identifiers for the Error Log
PSLA Error Identifiers for the Error Log
RECOV ECC Error Identifiers for the Error Log
RS Error Identifiers for the Error Log
SCSI Error Identifiers for the Error Log
SD Error Identifiers for the Error Log
SLA Error Identifiers for the Error Log
SNA Error Identifiers for the Error Log
TAPE Error Identifiers for the Error Log
TMSCSI Error Identifiers for the Error Log
TOK Error Identifiers for the Error Log
TTY Error Identifiers for the Error Log
VCA Error Identifiers for the Error Log
X25 Error Identifiers for the Error Log
Miscellaneous Error Identifiers for the Error Log

Appendix D. Recovering Volume Groups