SunVTS 3.0 Test Reference Manual

Fault Isolation Capability

In the case of a failure, the test aids in fault isolation by reporting the possible cause(s) of failure. The fault isolation capability varies depending on the nature of the fault and the system configuration. enatest can detect and isolate hard faults. The following table shows the fault isolation capability for different configurations. A Yes indicates that fault isolation capability is available for that component in that configuration and a No indicates lack of fault isolation capability for that component in that configuration.

Table 11-4 enatest Fault Isolation Configurations

Connections to Enclosure 

System Architecture 

SOC+ Host Adapter 

Host Side GBIC or Cable 

Enclosure Elements 

Disk 

Backplane 

IB 

GBIC 

Multiple 

sun4u 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 

Multiple 

sun4d 

Yes 

No 

Yes 

Yes 

No 

No 

Single 

sun4u 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No 

Single 

sun4d 

Yes 

No 

No 

No 

No 

No