Troubleshooting the SLSA Subsystem

Preparing a SAC for the Test Verify Test Action or
Firmware Update
The Test Verify test and firmware update actions in OSM or TSM require that you stop the ServerNet
addressable controller (SAC) and any active communications lines using the SAC. This page explains
how to prepare a SAC before executing the Test Verify test action or Firmware Update and how to
resume SAC operation after the test action or Firmware Update has been performed.
Note: For the ATM ServerNet adapters (ATM3SAs), the Test Verify and Firmware Update actions
are executed on the ADAPTER object, and not on a SAC object.
Preparing a SAC
Perform these steps to prepare a SAC for the Test Verify test action or Firmware Update:
1 Quiesce active customer applications and stop or abort active communications lines that use
logical interfaces (LIFs) associated with physical interfaces (PIFs) subordinate to the SAC.
If you do not know which communications lines will be affected, for more information, see:
For ATM ServerNet adapters (ATM3SAs), see Identifying Comm Lines That Use an
ATM3SA in the Replacing an ATM3SA CRU procedure.
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For Common Communication ServerNet Adapters (CCSAs), see the 6763 Common
Communications ServerNet Adapter Installation and Support Guide.
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For Ethernet 4 ServerNet adapters (E4SAs) and Fast Ethernet ServerNet adapters
(FESAs), see Identifying Communications Lines and SWAN Concentrators That Use an
E4SA CRU in the Replacing an E4SA CRU procedure.
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For Gigabit Ethernet ServerNet Adapters (GESAs), see the Gigabit Ethernet Adapter
Installation and Support Guide.
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For Token-Ring ServerNet adapters (TRSAs), see Identifying Communications Lines
Using a TRSA CRU in the Replacing a TRSA CRU procedure.
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Note: This step is optional. Most communications lines are suspended when the SAC is
stopped and are automatically resumed when the SAC is restarted. You should be aware that
numerous Event Management Service (EMS) events will be generated if communications lines
are not stopped before the SAC is stopped.
2 Stop the SAC.
Use the SCF ABORT SAC command with the SUB ALL option:
ABORT SAC $ZZLAN.<adapter>.<sac>, SUB ALL