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SunVTS 5.1 Patch Set 12 Documentation Supplement

819-7776-10



Contents

1. Introduction 1

New Features 2

SunVTS Overview 2

Test Requirements 3

Collection of SunVTS Tests 3

32-Bit and 64-Bit Tests 3

SunVTS User Interfaces 4

Running a Test From a User Interface 5

Running a Test From the Command Line 7

Testing Frame Buffers 9

Testing Multiple Frame Buffers 10

Remote Testing of Frame Buffers 11

2. New SunVTS Features 13

Installing SunVTS Software 13

Before Installing SunVTS Software 13

Installing and Removing SunVTS Software Using the pkgadd and pkgrm Commands 13

Parallel Exclusive Mode 14

Schedule Manager 14

Configuring Schedules 14

Configuring Schedules With the SunVTS CDE User Interface 15

3. Alarm Card Test for Netratrademark CT Systems (alarm2test) 17

alarm2test Requirements 17

alarm2test Subtests 18

alarm2test Options 18

alarm2test Loopbacks 22

alarm2test Test Modes 23

alarm2test Command-Line Syntax 23

4. Blade Support Chip Test (bsctest) 27

bsctest Options 27

bsctest Test Modes 29

bsctest Command-Line Syntax 29

5. CD DVD Read Write Test (cddvdrwtest) 31

cddvdrwtest Test Requirements 32

cddvdrwtest Options 33

cddvdrwtest Test Modes 37

cddvdrwtest CD-RW Command-Line Syntax 37

cddvdrwtest DVD-RW Command-Line Syntax 38

6. Chip Multi-Threading Test (cmttest) 39

cmttest Options 39

cmttest Test Modes 42

cmttest Command-Line Syntax 42

7. CPU Power Management Test (cpupmtest) 45

cpupmtest Options 46

cpupmtest Test Modes 48

cpupmtest Command-Line Syntax 48

8. Disk and Floppy Drives Test (disktest) 49

disktest Test Requirements 49

disktest Subtests 51

disktest Test Options 52

disktest Test Modes 57

disktest Command-Line Syntax for SPARC Platforms 57

disktest Command-Line Syntax for x86 Platforms 61

9. Netra-CT 820 DMC Test (dmctest) 63

dmcatest Options 66

dmcstest Options 69

dmctest Supported Test Modes 72

dmcatest Command-Line Syntax 72

dmcstest Command-Line Syntax 73

10. Sun Firetrademark V880 FC-AL Disk Backplane Test (dpmtest) 75

dpmtest Options 75

dpmtest Test Modes 78

dpmtest Command-Line Syntax 78

11. Data Translation Look-aside Buffer (dtlbtest) 81

dtlbtest Options 82

dtlbtest Command-Line Syntax 83

12. Emulex HBA Test (emlxtest) 85

emlxtest Options 85

emlxtest Test Modes 88

emlxtest Command-Line Syntax 88

13. Environmental Test (env3test) 91

env3test Options 92

env3test Test Modes 95

env3test Command-Line Syntax 95

14. Environmental Test (env6test) 97

env6test Options 97

env6test Test Modes 99

env6test Command-Line Syntax 99

15. Fast Frame Buffer Test (ffbtest) 101

ffbtest Test Requirements 102

ffbtest Options 103

ffbtest Test Modes 109

ffbtest Command-Line Syntax 110

16. Floating Point Unit Test (fputest) 113

fputest Subtests 113

fputest Options 114

fputest Test Modes 116

fputest Command-Line Syntax 116

17. Sun XVR-2500 and XVR-300 Graphics Accelerator Test (graphicstest) 119

graphicstest Description 119

graphicstest Test Requirements for XVR-2500 119

graphicstest Test Preparation for XVR-2500 120

To Run graphicstest in a Desktop GUI 120

graphicstest Options for XVR-2500 121

graphicstest Test Modes for XVR-2500 123

graphicstest Command-Line Syntax for XVR-2500 124

graphicstest Test Requirements for XVR-300 125

graphicstest Test Preparation for XVR-300 125

To Run graphicstest for XVR-300 With the Window System 125

To Run graphicstest for XVR-300 From the Command Line 126

graphicstest Options for XVR-300 126

graphicstest nfb0 Options for XVR-300 128

graphicstest Test Modes for XVR-300 128

graphicstest Command-Line Syntax for XVR-300 129

18. I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit Test (i2c2test) 131

i2c2test Options 131

i2c2test Test Modes 133

i2c2test Command-Line Syntax 133

19. Integer Unit Test (iutest) 135

iutest Options 135

iutest Test Modes 137

iutest Command-Line Syntax 137

20. Suntrademark XVR-1200 Graphics Accelerator Test (jfbtest) 139

jfbtest Test Requirements 139

Preparation for jfbtest 140

jfbtest Options 141

jfbtest Test Modes 146

jfbtest Command-Line Syntax 146

21. JNI 2GB FC HBA Test (jnifctest) 149

jnifctest Options 150

jnifctest Supported Test Modes 152

jnifctest Command-Line Syntax 152

22. Level 1 Data Cache Test (l1dcachetest) 153

l1dcachetest Options 153

l1dcachetest Test Modes 156

l1dcachetest Command-Line Syntax 156

23. Level 2 Cache Test (l2sramtest) 159

l2sramtest Options 159

l2sramtest Test Modes 161

l2sramtest Command-Line Syntax 161

24. Cache Consistency Test (mpconstest) 163

mpconstest Test Requirements 164

mpconstest Subtests 165

mpconstest Options 166

mpconstest Test Modes 169

mpconstest Command-Line Syntax 169

25. Multiprocessor Test (mptest) 171

mptest Options 171

mptest Test Modes 175

mptest Command-Line Syntax 175

26. Sun Netra Alarm Card Test (nalmtest) 179

nalmtest Options 179

nalmtest Test Modes 181

nalmtest Command-Line Syntax 181

27. Ethernet Loopback Test (netlbtest) 183

netlbtest Test Requirements 184

netlbtest Options 184

netlbtest Test Modes 186

netlbtest Command-Line Syntax 187

28. Netra CT-820 IPMI Test (nipmitest) 189

nipmitest Options 189

nipmitest Supported Test Modes 191

nipmitest Command-Line Syntax 191

29. Suntrademark XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator Test (pfbtest) 193

pfbtest Options 194

pfbtest Test Modes 196

pfbtest Command-Line Syntax 197

30. Physical Memory Test (pmemtest) 199

pmemtest Options 199

pmemtest Test Modes 202

pmemtest Command-Line Syntax 202

31. Qlogic Host Bus Adapter Test (qlctest) 205

qlctest Description 205

qlctest Subtests 206

qlctest Options 206

qlctest Test Modes 210

qlctest Command-Line Syntax 210

32. RAM Test (ramtest) 213

ramtest Options 213

ramtest Test Modes 217

ramtest Command-Line Syntax 217

33. System Service Processor Test (ssptest) 223

ssptest Subtests 223

ssptest Options 225

ssptest Test Modes 228

ssptest Command-Line Syntax 229

34. SunPCi II Test (sunpci2test) 231

sunpci2test Test Requirements 231

To Shut Down Microsoft Windows and the SunPCi II Card: 231

sunpci2test Options 232

sunpci2test Test Modes 233

sunpci2test Command-Line Syntax 233

35. System Test (systest) 235

systest Options 235

systest Test Modes 238

systest Command-Line Syntax 238

Recommended Option Selection 239

Command-Line Examples 239

36. Virtual Memory Test (vmemtest) 241

vmemtest Swap Space Requirements 241

vmemtest Options 242

vmemtest Test Modes 246

vmemtest Command-Line Syntax 246

37. Suntrademark XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Test (zulutest) 249

zulutest Test Requirements 249

Using zulutest Without X-Windows 250

Workaround 250

zulutest Options 251

zulutest Test Modes 255

zulutest Command-Line Syntax 256

Glossary 259