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by **Walter Wall** » Fri, 03 Dec 1999 04:00:00

run a errpt -a and check for hardware errors....you also want to get the
whole 888-xxx-xxx-xxx string ....this can mean something when you call
ibm....also try to get a system dump from the machine when it is the 888
stage..

regards

walter

Quote:> I am a new system administrator in our sys admin group. My focus is to
> learn the AIX, as no one on my team knows the OS very well. I would like
> some ask a general question, and use a recent problem as an example.
> Our R50 system with AIX 4.2 hung up a couple of days ago with an error
> code of 888. There was no syslog.log, I did run a diag check which said
> that I was missing the 512Mg MEM0 card. My question is this: What do you
> suggest I check to find an answer to a problem like this, or any other
> problem for that matter. Are there basic checklists of log files,
> diagnostics, or other information that an experianced person would check
> for OS issues? thanks for any help, Mark

by **Peter McFarlan** » Sat, 04 Dec 1999 04:00:00

> I am a new system administrator in our sys admin group. My focus is to
> learn the AIX, as no one on my team knows the OS very well. I would like
> some ask a general question, and use a recent problem as an example.
> Our R50 system with AIX 4.2 hung up a couple of days ago with an error
> code of 888. There was no syslog.log, I did run a diag check which said

A 888 (or triple-8 as we call them) is a crash. The system is not "hung"
when you get a 888, it's down and out. Many things cause 888's,
sometimes hardware.

Quote:> that I was missing the 512Mg MEM0 card. My question is this: What do you
> suggest I check to find an answer to a problem like this, or any other
> problem for that matter. Are there basic checklists of log files,
> diagnostics, or other information that an experianced person would check
> for OS issues? thanks for any help, Mark

An R50 will have a yellow reset button on the front - press it to
advance from the 888 to the next code, write it down, and so on until
you get back to the 888. One of those codes will be a dump code, 0cX
where X can tell you whether the dump was successful or not.

Check your diagnostic information manual that came with your R50 and it
should tell you whether it's hardware or software related. If hardware,
call IBM and place a hardware call. If software, you should look at your
AIX level and see if there are any RML's (Recommended Maintenance Level
- another term for a patch tape) available that you haven't yet
installed.

Peter
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by **Bill Verza** » Sun, 05 Dec 1999 04:00:00

Note if it is a 888-102 or 888-103.

888-102 is software, 888-103 is hardware.

Bill.

Quote:> I am a new system administrator in our sys admin group. My focus is to
> learn the AIX, as no one on my team knows the OS very well. I would like
> some ask a general question, and use a recent problem as an example.
> Our R50 system with AIX 4.2 hung up a couple of days ago with an error
> code of 888. There was no syslog.log, I did run a diag check which said
> that I was missing the 512Mg MEM0 card. My question is this: What do you
> suggest I check to find an answer to a problem like this, or any other
> problem for that matter. Are there basic checklists of log files,
> diagnostics, or other information that an experianced person would check
> for OS issues? thanks for any help, Mark

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