LICIP15

Use this procedure to help you recover from an initial program load (IPL) failure.

  1. Is the system HMC-managed or managed by Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM)?
  2. Check the LPAR configuration to ensure that the load source and alternate load source devices are valid. Is the LPAR configuration correct?
  3. Did the failure occur when you were performing a type-D IPL?
  4. Are the load source and alternate load source devices controlled by the same I/O adapter, and does the load source disk unit have SLIC loaded on it?
  5. Perform a type-B IPL in manual mode. Does the same SRC occur?
  6. Replace the following items, one at a time, and retry the type-D IPL until the problem is resolved (see Locating FRUs):
    1. Media in the alternate load source device
    2. Device cables (if present)
    3. Media device
    4. Media backplane
    5. I/O adapter controlling the alternate load source device
      Note:
      The I/O adapter may be embedded on the system unit backplane
    6. If the problem persists after replacing each of these parts, contact your next level of support. This ends the procedure.
  7. You performed a type A or type B IPL. Is the load source I/O adapter a Fibre Channel adapter?
  8. Perform a type-D IPL in manual mode to DST. Look for other SRCs and use them to resolve the problem. If there are no SRCs, or if the SRCs do not resolve the problem, perform the actions for the 2847 3100 SRC. This ends the procedure.
  9. Is the device in a valid location (see Locating FRUs)?
  10. Perform a type-D IPL in manual mode to DST. Is the type-D IPL successful?
  11. The type-D IPL in manual mode to DST was not successful. Is the I/O adapter embedded on the system unit backplane?
  12. Are the load source and alternate load source controlled by the same I/O adapter?
  13. Replace the I/O adapter and perform a type-A or type-B IPL. Does the IPL complete successfully?
  14. Perform a type-D IPL in manual mode to DST. Is the type-D IPL successful?
  15. Replace the backplane that the I/O adapter is plugged into and retry the IPL. If the IPL still fails, contact your next level of support. This ends the procedure.