Administration, Diagnostics, and Service
Overview of the Diagnostics Guide
Introduction to System Diagnostics
How to Gather Service Visit Information
How to Troubleshoot Power Problems
How to Externally Inspect the Server
How to Internally Inspect the Server
How to Read the DIMM Fault LEDs
Identifying DIMM Error Messages
How BIOS POST Memory Testing Works
How to Interpret DIMM Error Messages in the SEL
How to Isolate and Correct DIMM ECC Errors
Default BIOS Power-On Self-Test (POST) Events
Using the ILOM to Monitor the Host
Viewing the ILOM Sensor Readings
How to Use the ILOM Web Interface to View the Sensor Readings
How to Use the ILOM Command-Line Interface to View the Sensor Readings
How to View Fault Status Using the ILOM Web Interface
How to View Fault Status With the Command-Line Interface
How to Clear Faults in the Web Interface
How to Clear Faults Using the Command-Line Interface
Viewing the ILOM System Event Log
How to View the System Event Log Using the ILOM Web Interface
How to View the System Event Log With the ILOM Command-Line Interface
How to Clear the System Event Log Using the ILOM Web Interface
How to Clear the System Event Log Using the ILOM Command-Line Interface
Interpreting Event Log Time Stamps
How to Reset the ILOM SP Using the Web Interface
How to Reset the ILOM SP Using the Command-Line Interface
Creating a Data Collector Snapshot
How to Create a Snapshot With the ILOM Web Interface
How to Create a Snapshot With the ILOM Command-Line Interface
Using SunVTS Diagnostics Software
Introduction to SunVTS Diagnostic Test Suite
How to Diagnose Server Problems With the Bootable Diagnostics CD
Performing Pc-Check Diagnostic Tests
How to Run Pc-Check Diagnostics
How to Perform Immediate Burn-In Testing
How to Create and Save Scripts for Deferred Burn-in Testing
How to View Test Results Using Show Results Summary
Before You Begin
View the header of the screen where you invoke the test to determine the name of the output file. For example, when you run the continuous burn-in test, the name of the output file is PCCHECK.BRN, as shown in the following figure.
Other files are named PCCHECK.xxx, for example, PCCHECK.JNL or PCCHECK.HII. The .HII file is especially important because it shows the entire host configuration at the time of failure.
The System Information Menu appears, as shown here:
You are prompted for a file name.
The editor opens with the file displayed, as shown here: