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Introduction to 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 SP Environmental Variables Showing U-Boot Test Status
Accessing Pc-Check Diagnostics Utility
How to Access Pc-Check Through the ILOM CLI
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
CLI command– The SP has a serial port to which you can attach a terminal device. If you log in to the SP and enter the CLI command show /SP/network, the SP displays the current IP address.
System BIOS Setup screen– Press F2 during power-on, then choose Advanced > IPMI 2.0 Configuration > Set LAN Configuration > IP Address.
To establish a connection to the ILOM SP web interface, type the IP address of the ILOM SP in the browser locator box and press Enter.
The Diagnostics page appears.
Disabled
Enabled
Extended
Manual
The Remote Power Control page appears.
Note - Pc-Check diagnostics do not boot unless Power Cycle is selected. Selecting Reset does not boot Pc-Check diagnostics.
If you chose the Enabled option, basic diagnostics are run, which takes about 3 minutes to complete. If you chose the Extended option, detailed diagnostics are run, which takes about 30 minutes to complete. If you chose the Manual option, the system boots to the Pc-Check main menu. The following main menu options appear:
System Information Menu
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
To run a specific hardware component test, select Advanced Diagnostics Test. To run one of the test scripts supplied by Oracle, select Immediate Burn-in Testing.
Navigate through the menu items by pressing the arrow keys to move to a menu selection. Press the Enter key to select a menu selection, and press the ESC key to exit a menu. Navigation instructions are shown at the bottom of each screen.