Understanding Diagnostics
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certain state. Use the tools available in the previously achieved state to determine the problem.
"Diagnostic Tools" on page 24
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"Tools Available When Power Cords Are Attached" on page 25
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"Tools Available on Initial Power Up" on page 26
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"Tools Available When the BIOS Menu Is Available" on page 26
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"Tools Available When the OS Boots" on page 27
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"Tools Available When the OS Is Running" on page 28
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Related Information
"Diagnostic Process" on page 22
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"Access the SP (Oracle ILOM)" on page 28
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"Network Management Troubleshooting Guidelines" on page 30
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Diagnostic Tools
These tools are available to perform diagnostics:
Status LEDs – These LEDs indicate the condition or state of the chassis and components.
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See
Oracle ILOM /SP targets – These targets provide information about services, sessions,
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and configuration parameters for Oracle ILOM. See
Targets)" on page
Oracle ILOM logs – These files provide an accounting of events that happened with the
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server hardware. See
BIOS messages – These messages might be displayed. The messages describe
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events occurring during the BIOS power-on self-test. See
Messages" on page
Oracle ILOM/System targets – These targets provide information about the hardware of
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the server. See
Oracle ILOM show faulty command – This command displays a table of components
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determined to be faulty. See
Oracle ILOM faultmgt shell – This shell diagnoses hardware component failures. See
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"Display Faults (faultmgmt Shell)" on page
Oracle ILOM legacy targets – These targets provide detailed component and
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environmental information about the server. See
Targets)" on page
OS boot diagnostics – Specific to the OS installed, these tools determine the interaction
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between the OS and the hardware components.
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You can also use these tables if your server has a problem and is not able to progress to a
"Interpreting Diagnostic LEDs" on page
34.
"Display Oracle ILOM Log Entries" on page
40.
"Determining Component Health" on page
51.
30.
"Troubleshooting (Oracle ILOM /SP
"Display Faults (show faulty Command)" on page
48.
"Troubleshooting (Oracle ILOM Legacy
35.
"BIOS POST Event
43.
47.
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