Use this worksheet to determine the loop number, frame ID, and HSL port label for an HSL cable that you
will be replacing. Record information in the table below when you are directed to do so.
Note: You may copy this form as necessary.
Table 1. HSL cable location form
Loop number From frame ID From HSL port label To frame ID To HSL port label
Hexadecimal loop
number _________
Hexadecimal frame ID
_________
Hexadecimal frame ID
_________
Decimal loop number
_________
Decimal frame ID
_________
Decimal frame ID
_________
Cable type (optical or copper) _________________________
Terminology
For use by authorized service providers.
This topic includes a list of terms or related terms to use in conjunction with the Analyze hardware
problems topic. For additional terms, see the iSeries Information Center Glossary
ac Alternating current.
adapter card
A smaller card that attaches to a full-size card.
allocate
To assign.
alternative console
A display device assigned by the operating system to function as the console if the console is not
working.
American National Standards Institute
An organization sponsored by the Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association
for establishing voluntary industry standards.
ANSI American National Standards Institute. An organization sponsored by the Computer and Business
Equipment Manufacturers Association for establishing voluntary industry standards.
APAR Authorized program analysis report. A request for correction of a problem in a release of an
IBM-supplied program.
ASC Asynchronous.
ASP Auxiliary storage pool. A group of disk units defined from the auxiliary storage devices. See also
system ASP and user ASP.
authorized program analysis report
A request for correction of a problem in a release of an IBM-supplied program.
auxiliary storage pool
A group of disk units defined from the auxiliary storage devices. See also system ASP and user
ASP.
backplane
A hardware part that has (in one or more planes) logic paths, low-voltage distribution paths, and
grounding paths of a section of a machine.
basic assurance test
An automatic testing of a machine when the power is switched on.
594 Hardware (Remove and Replace; Part Locations and Listings)