System information

302 Logical Partitions on System i5
After several minutes, you will see a panel similar to Figure 10-31. Your service provider can
make use of this data if requested.
Figure 10-31 Power control network trace
Previous boot progress indicator
You can view the progress indicator that displayed in the control panel during the previous
boot, if the previous boot had failed. During a successful boot, the previous progress indicator
is cleared. If this option is selected after a successful boot, you will see no indicator. You will
see a display similar to Figure 10-32. This information is gathered to provide additional debug
information when working with your hardware service provider after a boot has failed.
Figure 10-32 Previous boot progress indicator
Progress indicator history
With this option you can review the progress of codes that appeared in the control panel
during the previous boot. The codes display in reverse chronological order. (The first entry
seen is the most recent entry.) This information is gathered to provide additional debug
information when working with your hardware service provider.