ppc64-diag

The ppc64-diag software is an essential tool for the diagnosis of ppc64 systems. It runs on Linux for Power and utilizes platform diagnostics, which records all events reported by the System p or System i platform firmware to the servicelog. It also provides automated responses to urgent events like environmental conditions or predictive failures, and sends notifications to system administrators or connected service frameworks.

This software configuration allows for the customization of error log analysis parameters in the /etc/ppc64-diag/ppc64-diag.config file. The analysis carried out by ppc64-diag generates notifications delivered by servicelog. Furthermore, ppc64-diag is licensed under the Eclipse Public License v1.0.

Installation of ppc64-diag is very straightforward. To build and install, extract the tarball and go to the ppc64-diag-release directory. Run "make install" to complete the installation. Additionally, to build a binary RPM, navigate also to the ppc64-diag-release directory and execute "make rpm".

This software update includes the latest notification scripts that work seamlessly with the new version of servicelog. Thus, ppc64-diag stands out as a comprehensive and valuable tool for all your platform diagnostics needs.