Learn about function codes that are displayed on the control panel to indicate status and function options.
To display all functions, put the control panel in manual operating mode. For details, see Putting the physical control panel in manual operating mode.
The following table includes descriptions of the primary and customer-extended control panel function codes.
| Function code | Function selected |
|---|---|
| 01 | Displays the current IPL parameters. This function is available in both normal and manual operating mode. |
| 02 | Used to select the IPL type, system operating mode, IPL speed, and firmware IPL mode. This function is available in both normal and manual operating mode. |
| 03 | Restarts an IPL of the system using the selected IPL parameters. This function is available only in manual operating mode and when the system power is on. |
| 04 | Performs a lamp test; all displays and indicators are lit. This function is available in both normal and manual operating mode. |
| 05 - 06 | Reserved. |
| 07 | Allows you to perform SPCN service functions. This function is available only in the manual operating mode and from power on standby. |
| 08 | Causes a fast power off. This function is available only when the system is in manual operating mode and the system power is on. |
| 09 - 10 | Reserved. |
| 11 | Displays a system reference code (SRC) on the control panel using up to 32 ASCII characters, including non-hexadecimal characters. This function is available in both normal and manual operating mode when an SRC is available. |
| 12 | Displays an SRC on the control panel using up to four extended SRC data words. This function is available in both normal and manual operating mode when an SRC is available. |
| 13 | Displays an SRC on the control panel using up to eight extended SRC data words. This function is available in both normal and manual operating mode when an SRC is available. |
| 14 - 19 | Displays an SRC on the control panel using callout data. These functions are available in both normal and manual operating mode when an SRC is available. |
| 20 | Displays the machine type and model, VPD card CCIN, and IPL types. This function is available in both normal and manual operating mode. |
| 21 | For System i models, it causes the Use Dedicated Service Tool (DST) display to appear on the system console. To exit the DST, select the Resume operating system display option. This function is available only in the manual operating mode and when activated by the IBM® i operating system.Not applicable for System p servers. |
| 22 | Forces a partition dump. For more information on dumps, see Performing dumps. This function is available only in the manual operating mode and when activated by the operating system. |
| 23 - 24 | Reserved. |
| 25 - 26 | Use service switches 1 and 2 to enable or disable functions 50 through 99. These functions are available only in the manual operating mode. |
| 27 - 29 | Reserved. |
| 30 | Displays the service processor IP address and
port location. This function is available only in the manual operating
mode and in standby. Note: If IPv6 is displayed, then
the service processor's network ports are configured with IPv6 IP
addresses. There are not enough characters on the control panel to
display the entire address.
|
| 31 - 33 | Reserved. |
| 34 | For System i models, it retries the partition dump. This function is available only in the manual operating mode and when activated by the IBM i operating system.Not applicable for System p servers. |
| 35 - 41 | Reserved. |
| 42 | Performs a platform dump. This function is available only in the manual operating mode and when activated by the operating system or the service processor. |
| 43 | Performs a service processor dump. This function is available only in the manual operating mode. |
| 44 - 54 | Reserved. |
| 55 | Displays or changes the platform dump collection policy, platform dump hardware content, and platform dump firmware content settings. This function is available only in the manual operating mode. |
| 56 - 62 | Reserved. |
| 63 | Displays up to the last 25 system status SRCs. This function is available only in the manual operation mode. |
| 64 | Displays up to the last 25 diagnostic status SRCs. This function is available only in the manual operation mode. |
| 65 - 70 | Not applicable. |
| 71 - 99 | Reserved. |
If you cannot find the function code in this chart, added features or devices might not have been available when this information was produced. Look on the control panel for supplemental unit function code information for the function code that you displayed.