Developer Tool Enhancements

The following developer tools features and enhancements have been added to the Solaris 10 8/07 release.

SunVTS 6.4

SunVTS^TM (Sun Validation Test Suite) is a comprehensive software diagnostic package that tests and validates the Sun x86 and SPARC hardware. The SunVTS software verifies the configuration and proper functioning of controllers, devices, and platforms.

Major changes to the Solaris OS for SunVTS include:

• New tests, xnetlbtest and iobustest have been added. In releases prior to Solaris 10 8/07 both these tests were available only as part of the internal manufacturing package.

• SunVTS memory tests integrated with Test Hang Mitigation (THM) library.

• nettest enhancements with a new option to accept packet size.

• bmcenvironment test enhancements to support LED tests.

• netlbtest has been changed to accommodate crc bytes under nxge driver.

• disktest enhancements

• Generic tapetest with improved option settings.

• iobustest enhancements which include EFI disc support, bus-related performance counters, stress SIU/NCU, higher stress level cover, PCI-E scan capability.

For more information about these features and tests, see the SunVTS 6.4 documentation at http://www.sun.com/documentation.