C H A P T E R 9 |
Using SunVTS Diagnostic Software |
This chapter contains information about the SunVTS diagnostic software tool.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Sun Fire X4540 servers are shipped with a Bootable Diagnostics CD that contains SunVTS (Validation Test Suite) software.
SunVTS provides a comprehensive diagnostic tool that tests and validates Sun hardware by verifying the connectivity and functionality of most hardware controllers and devices on Sun platforms. SunVTS software can be tailored with modifiable test instances and processor affinity features.
The following tests are supported on x86 platforms. The current x86 support is for the 32-bit operating system only.
SunVTS software has a graphical user interface (GUI) that provides test configuration and status monitoring. The user interface can be run on one system to display the SunVTS testing of another system on the network. SunVTS software also provides a TTY-mode interface for situations in which running a GUI is not possible.
For the most up-to-date SunVTS documentation, go to:
http://www.sun.com/oem/products/vts/
Use the Bootable Diagnostics CD to diagnose server problems. This CD is designed so that the server will boot from the CD. This CD boots the Solaris operating system and starts SunVTS software. Diagnostic tests run and write output to log files that the service technician can use to determine the problem with the server.
SunVTS 7.0 or later software is preinstalled on these Sun Fire X4540 servers. The server is also shipped with the Sun Fire X4540 Server Bootable Diagnostics CD (Part number 705-1439).
SunVTS provides access to four different log files:
To use the Sun Fire X4540 Server Bootable Diagnostics CD, you must have a USB CD-ROM drive, keyboard, mouse, and monitor attached to the server on which you are performing diagnostics.
To use the Sun Fire X4540 Server Bootable Diagnostics CD to perform diagnostics:
1. Install the USB CD-ROM drive into the Sun Fire X4540 Server.
2. With the server powered on, insert the Sun Fire X4540 Server Bootable Diagnostics CD (705-1439) into the DVD-ROM drive.
3. Reboot the server, but press F2 during the start of reboot so that you can change the BIOS setting for boot-device priority.
4. When the BIOS Main menu appears, navigate to the BIOS Boot menu.
Instructions for navigating within the BIOS screens are printed on the BIOS screens.
5. On the BIOS Boot menu screen, select Boot Device Priority.
The Boot Device Priority screen appears.
6. Select the DVD-ROM drive to be the primary boot device.
7. Save and exit the BIOS screens.
When the server reboots from the CD in the DVD-ROM drive, the Solaris Operating System boots and SunVTS software starts and opens its first GUI window.
9. In the SunVTS GUI, press Enter or click the Start button when you are prompted to start the tests.
The test suite will run until it encounters an error or the test is completed.
Note - The CD will take approximately nine minutes to boot. |
10. When SunVTS software completes the test, review the log files generated during the test.
The Log file window is displayed.
2. Specify the log file that you want to view by selecting it from the Log File window.
The content of the selected log file is displayed in the window.
3. Choose the following actions from the three lower buttons:
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