Specifications

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The operator panel can be accessed in two ways:
򐂰 By using the normal operational front view.
򐂰 By pulling it out to access the switches and viewing the LCD display. Figure 4-10 shows
that the operator panel on a Power 770 and Power 780 is pulled out.
Figure 4-10 Operator panel is pulled out from the chassis
Several of the operator panel features include:
򐂰 A 2 x 16 character LCD display
򐂰 Reset, enter, power On/Off, increment, and decrement buttons
򐂰 Amber System Information/Attention, green Power LED
򐂰 Blue Enclosure Identify LED on the Power 770 and Power 780
򐂰 Altitude sensor
򐂰 USB Port
򐂰 Speaker/Beeper
The functions available through the operator panel include:
򐂰 Error Information
򐂰 Generate dump
򐂰 View Machine Type, Model, and Serial Number
򐂰 Limited set of repair functions
Operating system service menu
The system diagnostics consist of IBM i service tools, stand-alone diagnostics that are loaded
from the DVD drive, and online diagnostics (available in AIX).
Online diagnostics, when installed, are a part of the AIX or IBM i operating system on the disk
or server. They can be booted in single-user mode (service mode), run in maintenance mode,
or run concurrently (concurrent mode) with other applications. They have access to the AIX
Release Lever
(slide left to release operator panel and pull out from chassis)