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Sun Blade X6275 Server Module Diagnostics Guide

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Contents

Preface

1. Introduction

Troubleshooting

Monitoring

Continuous Monitoring

Occasional Monitoring

X6275 Server Module Diagnostic Tools

Service Processor

ILOM

Pc-Check

IPMItool

Power-On Self-Test

Commonly Used Terms

2. The Service Processor

The Service Processor

ILOM

IPMItool

SP Failure

Service Processor Diagnostics

The U-Boot Diagnostics Program

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Reboot the SP Using the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Reboot the SP Using the ILOM CLI

Running the U-Boot Diagnostic Software Without User Intervention

Running the U-Boot Diagnostic Software With User Intervention

Sample Output From Normal Mode Test

3. ILOM 2.0 Diagnostic Tools

Accessing the SP

Prerequisites

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log In to the SP Through the CMM ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log In to the SP ILOM Web Interface Directly

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log In to the SP CLI Through the CMM ILOM CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log In to the SP ILOM CLI Directly

Monitoring the Server Node With ILOM

Monitoring Status Using the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Monitor Status Using the ILOM Web Interface

Monitoring Status Using the ILOM CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Monitor Status Using the ILOM CLI

Fault Management

Fault Types

Clearing Faults

Viewing Faults

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Fault Management List With the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Fault Management List With the ILOM CLI

Faults in the ILOM System Event Log

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the System Event Log With the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the System Event Log With the ILOM CLI

Data Collection Snapshot

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Data Collector Snapshot Using the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Data Collection Snapshot Using the ILOM CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Dataset Properties

4. ILOM 3.0 Diagnostic Tools

Accessing the SP

Prerequisites

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log In to the SP Through the CMM ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log In to the SP ILOM Web Interface Directly

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log In to the SP CLI Through the CMM ILOM CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log In to the SP ILOM CLI Directly

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Log In to the SP Through the Serial Console

Monitoring the Server Node With ILOM 3.0

Monitoring Status Using the ILOM Web Interface

Monitoring Status Using the ILOM CLI

Fault Management

Fault Types

Clearing Faults

Viewing Faults

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Fault Management List With the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Fault Management List With the ILOM CLI

Faults in the ILOM System Event Log

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the System Event Log With the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the System Event Log With the ILOM CLI

Data Collection Snapshot

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Data Collection Snapshot Using the ILOM Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Create a Data Collection Snapshot Using the ILOM CLI

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Dataset Properties

5. Performing Pc-Check Diagnostic Tests

Pc-Check Diagnostics Overview

Running Pc-Check Diagnostics

Pc-Check Main Menu

System Information Menu

Advanced Diagnostics

Burn-In Testing

Standard Scripts

Performing Immediate Burn-In Testing

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Perform Immediate Burn-In Testing

Show Results Summary

Print Results Report

Exit

Viewing the Pc-Check Results

Pc-Check Filenames

Viewing Pc-Check Files With the Text File Editor

6. Using IPMItool to View System Information

About IPMI

About IPMItool

IPMItool Man Page

Connecting to the Server With IPMItool

Enabling the Anonymous User

Changing the Default Password

Using IPMItool to Read Sensors

Reading Sensor Status

Reading All Sensors

Reading Specific Sensors

procedure iconsmall spaceTo See Only the Temperature, Voltage, and Fan Sensors

procedure iconsmall spaceTo See All Fan-Related Sensors

Using IPMItool to View the ILOM SP System Event Log (SEL)

Sensor Numbers and Sensor Names in SEL Events

Viewing the SEL With IPMItool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the SEL With IPMItool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo View the Last Three Records in the SEL

Clearing the SEL With IPMItool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Clear the SEL

Viewing Component Information With IPMItool

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Read the FRU Inventory Information

Viewing Status LEDs

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Get a List of LEDs and Their Status

7. BIOS Power-On Self-Test (POST) Codes

About POST

How BIOS POST Memory Testing Works

Redirecting Console Output

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access BIOS POST Codes Using the Web Interface

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Access BIOS POST Codes Using the CLI

Changing POST Options

procedure iconsmall spaceTo Change the POST Options

POST Codes

POST Code LEDs

Index