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SunVTS 5.1 Patch Set 11 Documentation Supplement

819-4847-11



Contents

1. Introduction 1

New Features 2

SunVTS Overview 2

Test Requirements 3

Collection of SunVTS Tests 3

32-Bit and 64-Bit Tests 4

SunVTS User Interfaces 5

Running a Test From a User Interface 6

Running a Test From the Command Line 8

Testing Frame Buffers 10

Testing Multiple Frame Buffers 11

Remote Testing of Frame Buffers 12

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 Graphics Accelerator Test (graphicstest) 119

graphicstest Test Requirements 119

graphicstest Test Preparation 120

To Run graphicstest in a Desktop GUI 120

graphicstest Options 121

graphicstest Test Modes 123

graphicstest Command-Line Syntax 124

18. I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit Test (i2c2test) 125

i2c2test Options 125

i2c2test Test Modes 127

i2c2test Command-Line Syntax 127

19. Integer Unit Test (iutest) 129

iutest Options 129

iutest Test Modes 131

iutest Command-Line Syntax 131

20. Suntrademark XVR-1200 Graphics Accelerator Test (jfbtest) 133

jfbtest Test Requirements 133

Preparation for jfbtest 134

jfbtest Options 135

jfbtest Test Modes 140

jfbtest Command-Line Syntax 140

21. JNI 2GB FC HBA Test (jnifctest) 143

jnifctest Options 144

jnifctest Supported Test Modes 146

jnifctest Command-Line Syntax 146

22. Level 1 Data Cache Test (l1dcachetest) 147

l1dcachetest Options 147

l1dcachetest Test Modes 150

l1dcachetest Command-Line Syntax 150

23. Level 2 Cache Test (l2sramtest) 153

l2sramtest Options 153

l2sramtest Test Modes 155

l2sramtest Command-Line Syntax 155

24. Cache Consistency Test (mpconstest) 157

mpconstest Test Requirements 158

mpconstest Subtests 159

mpconstest Options 160

mpconstest Test Modes 163

mpconstest Command-Line Syntax 163

25. Multiprocessor Test (mptest) 165

mptest Options 165

mptest Test Modes 169

mptest Command-Line Syntax 169

26. Sun Netra Alarm Card Test (nalmtest) 173

nalmtest Options 173

nalmtest Test Modes 175

nalmtest Command-Line Syntax 175

27. Ethernet Loopback Test (netlbtest) 177

netlbtest Test Requirements 178

netlbtest Options 178

netlbtest Test Modes 180

netlbtest Command-Line Syntax 181

28. Netra CT-820 IPMI Test (nipmitest) 183

nipmitest Options 183

nipmitest Supported Test Modes 185

nipmitest Command-Line Syntax 185

29. Suntrademark XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator Test (pfbtest) 187

pfbtest Options 188

pfbtest Test Modes 190

pfbtest Command-Line Syntax 191

30. Physical Memory Test (pmemtest) 193

pmemtest Options 193

pmemtest Test Modes 196

pmemtest Command-Line Syntax 196

31. Qlogic Host Bus Adapter Test (qlctest) 199

qlctest Description 199

qlctest Subtests 200

qlctest Options 200

qlctest Test Modes 204

qlctest Command-Line Syntax 204

32. RAM Test (ramtest) 207

ramtest Options 207

ramtest Test Modes 211

ramtest Command-Line Syntax 211

33. System Service Processor Test (ssptest) 217

ssptest Subtests 217

ssptest Options 219

ssptest Test Modes 222

ssptest Command-Line Syntax 223

34. SunPCi II Test (sunpci2test) 225

sunpci2test Test Requirements 225

To Shut Down Microsoft Windows and the SunPCi II Card: 225

sunpci2test Options 226

sunpci2test Test Modes 227

sunpci2test Command-Line Syntax 227

35. System Test (systest) 229

systest Options 229

systest Test Modes 232

systest Command-Line Syntax 232

Recommended Option Selection 233

Command-Line Examples 233

36. Virtual Memory Test (vmemtest) 235

vmemtest Swap Space Requirements 235

vmemtest Options 236

vmemtest Test Modes 240

vmemtest Command-Line Syntax 240

37. Suntrademark XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Test (zulutest) 243

zulutest Test Requirements 243

Using zulutest Without X-Windows 244

Workaround 244

zulutest Options 245

zulutest Test Modes 249

zulutest Command-Line Syntax 250

Glossary 253