Diagnostic Levels; Output Verbosity; Table 11-3 Tests Performed At Min And Max Diagnostic Levels; Table 11-4 Output Seen At Min, Normal, And Max Output Verbosity - Sun Microsystems Ultra 25 Service Manual

11.2.1

Diagnostic Levels

You can set the following diagnostic levels with POST.
post min normal
post min min
post min max
post max normal
post max min
post max max
TABLE 11-3
TABLE 11-3
min Level
• Initializes critical CPU resources
• CPU tests
2
• I C devices read
• CPU memory
• CPU DIMMs interconnect checks
• Internal cache tests
• CPU memory scrub
• I/O bridge chip tests
11.2.2

Output Verbosity

TABLE 11-4
and max.
TABLE 11-4
min Verbosity
Only the following text is displayed:
Executing Power On Self Test
Samples of POST output at different diagnostic levels and output verbosities are
provided in "POST Output" on page 11-4.
summarizes the tests performed at min and max diagnostic levels.
Tests Performed at min and max Diagnostic Levels
describes the output seen when output verbosity is set to min, normal,
Output Seen at min, normal, and max Output Verbosity
max Level
Same as min level, but with extended memory
tests.
normal Verbosity
• POST banner is
displayed.
• Major test groups
are indicated.
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max Verbosity
Each step of POST is
identified.
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