4.7 Diagnostic and Repair Utilities

Oracle Exadata System Software includes utilities for diagnostics and repair of Oracle Exadata Storage Server.

The utilities help diagnose and repair problems that may occur during the normal life cycle of Oracle Exadata Storage Servers. The utilities are in the /opt/oracle.SupportTools directory.

Note:

All utilities must be run as the root user from the /opt/oracle.SupportTools directory.

• The CheckHWnFWProfile Utility
  The CheckHWnFWProfile utility checks that the system meets the required hardware and firmware specifications, and reports any mismatches.
• The Diagnostic ISO File
  Use the diagnostic ISO file (diagnostics.iso) to diagnose and recover from serious problems.
• The ibdiagtools Utilities
  The ibdiagtools utilities are a series of utility programs that perform monitoring and diagnostic functions on the RDMA Network Fabric.
• The make_cellboot_usb Utility
  The make_cellboot_usb utility allows you to rebuild a damaged CELLBOOT USB flash drive.