Preface

SunVTS trademark is Sun's Validation Test Suite that provides a comprehensive diagnostic tool that tests and validates Sun hardware by verifying the connectivity and proper functioning of most hardware controllers and devices on Sun platforms.

The primary audience of this manual is hardware testing and verification personnel, qualified service-trained maintenance providers, and advanced system end users.

This book describes how to install, configure, and use SunVTS.

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 discussed in these books:

SunVTS Test Reference Manual

SunVTS Quick Reference Card

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of SunVTS and the SunVTS user interfaces, architecture, and test modes.

Chapter 2 describes the SunVTS packages and installation procedures.

Chapter 3 covers the different methods used to start SunVTS.

Chapter 4 describes how to configure, start, monitor, and review a test session with the SunVTS graphical user interface (GUI).

Chapter 5 describes how to configure, start, monitor, and review a test session with the SunVTS TTY UI.

Appendix A provides window and dialog box look-up tables.

Appendix B provides answers to SunVTS frequently asked questions.

Appendix C provides detailed information about editing the generic option file for advanced users.

Appendix D provides detailed information for configuring the SunVTS global configuration file, sunvts.conf.

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 OS 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	`#`

Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	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	`%` `suPassword:`
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. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Application	Title	Part Number
Reference	SunVTS 6.1 Test Reference Manual for SPARC Platforms	819-2362-10
Reference	SunVTS 6.1 Test Reference Manual for x86 Platforms	819-2373-10
Quick Reference	SunVTS Quick Reference Card	819-2365-10

Accessing Sun Documentation

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at

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

SunVTS 6.2 User's Guide, part number 819-6454-11.