Preface

SunVTS trademark is the Sun Microsystems Inc. Validation Test Suite. SunVTS is a comprehensive software diagnostic package that tests and validates Sun SPARC® and x86 hardware by verifying the configuration and functionality of controllers, devices, and platforms.

This document is a supplement to the SunVTS 6.4 Test Reference Manual for x86 Platforms (820-1671) and the SunVTS 6.4 User's Guide (820-1669). Refer to these documents for details on the full collection of SunVTS 6.4 tests and software features that are not new or enhanced in this release.

Note - The Solaris trademark

Operating System (OS) release with which this version of SunVTS is delivered supports systems that use the SPARC® and some x86 processor architectures. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.
In this document, the term x86 refers to 64-bit and 32-bit systems. These systems are manufactured using processors compatible with the AMD64 or Intel Xeon/Pentium product families.

Before You Read This Book

To fully use the information in this document, you must have thorough knowledge of the topics described in these documents:

SunVTS 6.4 User's Guide

SunVTS 6.4 Test Reference Manual for x86 Platforms

SunVTS Quick Reference Card

How This Book Is Organized

This book is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 describes SunVTS requirements, test modes, user interfaces, the collection of tests, and how to run a test from the command line. The remaining chapters are actual SunVTS test reference manual chapters for tests with changes or enhancements for this release.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

Refer to one or more of the following for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris operating system documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Table showing examples of the types of shell prompts used in this document.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your`.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Typeface^[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Application	Title	Part Number
Installation and Navigation	SunVTS 6.4 User's Guide	820-1669-10
Test Specific Reference	SunVTS 6.4 Test Reference Manual for x86 Platforms	820-1671-10
Quick Reference Card	SunVTS Quick Reference Card	820-1672-10

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL
Documentation	`http://www.sun.com/documentation/`
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

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http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback:

SunVTS 6.4 Patch Set 1 Documentation Supplement for x86 Platforms,
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