VTS Sessions on LDOMs

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Using the TTY Interface: System Exercisor

Oracle VTS runs without any error messages, and probes the devices and registers the tests. The user can view a partial completion of a System Exercisor run on an LDOM. The following example displays a System Exercisor run as observed on PS17.1 on an LDOM.

stname:DB_ORACLE~~~Model:sun4v-platform~~~Oracle VTS 7.0ps17.1qqqqqqqk
x stop    reset       quit             reprobe     test_mode global_options  x
x session log_files   mode_sequencer   host_conf   help        x
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l**********************************Test_Groups*********************************k
x [*]Memory      Options  testing(Pass=7/Error=0)        x
x [*]Ioports     Options  testing(Pass=1338/Error=0)        x
x [*]Network     Options  failed(Pass=0/Error=1)        x
x [*]Processor   Options  testing(Pass=5/Error=0)        x
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x                               System_status:testing        x
xElapsed_time:003:35:17 Total_errors:1     x
xSession_Name:                                      Test_Mode:System Exerciser
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The network test can fail as it relies on the ability to use loopback interfaces, which is not possible in a logical representation of a NIC, such as a vNIC.

Using the TTY Interface - Component Stress

Similar to the System Exercisor, the Component Stress run registers devices that can be probed, and enables tests by default. Power test is not enabled on an LDOM.

The following example displays a typical run as observed on an LDOM with PS17.1 installed.

?*************Hostname:DB_ORACLE~~~Model:sun4v-platform~~~Oracle VTS 7.0ps17.1*************?
? stop    reset       quit             reprobe     test_mode   global_options              ?
? session log_files   mode_sequencer   host_conf   help                                    ?
?******************************************************************************************?
?????????????????????????????????????????Test_Groups????????????????????????????????????????
? [*]System_Interconnect   Options  idle(Pass=2/Error=0)                                   ? ? [*]Io_Interconnect       Options  testing(Pass=1/Error=0)                                ?
? [*]Processor             Options  idle(Pass=1/Error=0)                                   ?
? [*]Memory                Options  idle(Pass=1/Error=0)                                   ?
? [ ]Power                 Options  idle(Pass=0/Error=0)                                   ?
? [*]Ioports               Options  idle(Pass=1/Error=0)                                   ?
? [*]Network               Options  failed(Pass=0/Error=1)                                 ?
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?Elapsed_time:066:04:05                                                 Total_errors:1     ?
?Session_Name:                                                  Test_Mode:Component Stress ?
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Unlike a System Exercisor run, the Component Stress is not limited by an upper time limit and continues to run until finished.

Note - As described in this guide, users should refrain from running individual test binaries from a shell command prompt. While running individual tests on an LDOM, most of them might fail or hang forever. Therefore, users are cautioned not to run any test binaries from the command line.