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Oracle x86 Server Diagnostics Guide
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Document Information

Preface

Related Documentation

About This Documentation (PDF and HTML)

Typographic Conventions

Documentation Comments

Change History

Diagnostics Guide

Introduction to Diagnostic Tools

About Diagnostic Tools

Diagnostic Tools for Oracle Servers

Using the Diagnostic Tools to Troubleshoot a Server

U-Boot Diagnostic Startup Tests

U-Boot Diagnostic Startup Tests Overview

Running the U-Boot Diagnostic Tests

Sample U-Boot Test Output

Sample SP Environmental Variables Showing U-Boot Test Status

Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility

Pc-Check Diagnostics Overview

Accessing Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility

System Information Menu

System Information Menu Options

Advanced Diagnostics Tests

Immediate Burn-In Testing

Deferred Burn-In Testing

Create Diagnostic Partition

Show Results Summary

Print Results Report

About Pc-Check

Exit to DOS

Accessing the Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility on the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD

How to Access and Run Pc-Check From the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD

How to Access and Run Pc-Check From a USB Device

How to Set Up the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD Image on the PXE Server

How to Access the Tools and Drivers CD/DVD From the Target Server

Index

System Information Menu Options

The following table describes each option in the System Information menu.

Option
Description
System Overview
Includes basic information about your system, motherboard, BIOS, processor, memory cache, drives, video, modem, network, buses, and ports.
Hardware ID Image
Enables you to create a document showing information about your system, including comparisons between the updates and the newest versions of your system. XML is the format used to create and display this information; however, you can also choose a text (.txt) format.
System Management Information
Provides information obtained from the system about the BIOS type, system, motherboard, enclosure, processors, memory modules, cache, slots, system event log, memory array, memory devices, memory device mapped addresses, and system boot.
PCI Bus Information
Includes details about specific devices from pci-config space within the system, similar to the System Management Information option.
IDE Bus Information
Shows the master/slave devices on the primary and secondary IDE controllers.
PCMCIA/CardBus Information
Might not be relevant to all servers.
Interrupt Vectors
Lists and details device interrupt vector information.
IRQ Information
Shows hardware interrupt assignments.
Device Drivers
Shows device drivers loaded under Open DOS.
APM Information
Tests the Advanced Power Management (APM) capabilities of the system. You can choose to change the power state, view the power status, indicate CPU usage, get a power management (PM) event, or change the interface mode.
I/O Port Browser
Shows the I/O port assignments for the hardware devices on the system.
Memory Browser
Enables you to view the mapped memory for the entire system.
Sector Browser
Reads sector information from the hard disks and DVD disks sector by sector.
CPU Frequency Monitor
Tests the processor speed.
CMOS RAM Utilities
Shows the CMOS settings of the system.
SCSI Utilities
Might not be relevant to all servers.
Text File Editor
Opens a text file editor.
Startup Options
Enables you to set up options for diagnostic testing.