Monitoring Hardware Faults - Oracle X7 series Administration Manual

Tool Description
HWdiag HWdiag is a command-line utility used to check the status of system
components. It is run from the Oracle ILOM command line interface
(CLI) using the Diag Shell.
BIOS POST At system startup, the system BIOS performs a power-on self-test
(POST) that checks the hardware on your server to ensure that all
components are present and functioning properly. It displays the
results of this test on the system console.
To launch the power-on self-test and view the test output, reset the
power on the server.
Oracle VTS Oracle VTS is a comprehensive diagnostic tool that verifies the
connectivity and functionality of most hardware controllers and
devices. Oracle VTS is the preferred test for diagnosing I/O and host
bus adapter (HBA) problems.
Launch Oracle VTS on a system running the Oracle Solaris
operating system. Alternatively, you can download the Oracle VTS
ISO image to your Oracle server or to a CD/DVD and then use
Oracle ILOM redirection to boot the image.
UEFI Diagnostics UEFI Diagnostics is a suite of diagnostics tests that enable you to
detect problems on motherboard components, drives, ports, and
slots.
Launch these tests from the Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager
(ILOM) web interface or command-line interface (CLI).

Monitoring Hardware Faults

Oracle's server management tools enable you to proactively monitor the health of your system
and can be configured to notify you when hardware faults occur. The following procedures
describe how to view a list of problems diagnosed on the system and view log information to
help troubleshoot the issue:
"View and Resolve Open Problems (Oracle ILOM)" on page 78
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"View and Resolve Open Problems (Oracle Hardware Management Pack)" on page 79
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"View the Event Log (Oracle ILOM)" on page 80
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Monitoring Hardware Faults

Documentation
See "Check System Components With
HWdiag" on page 75.
Refer to the BIOS POST section in the
Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Guide
for Oracle ILOM 4.0.x at:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/
x86admindiag/docs
Refer to the Oracle VTS section in the
Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Guide
for Oracle ILOM 4.0.x at:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/
x86admindiag/docs
Refer to one of the following resources:
■ The UEFI Diagnostics section in
the Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics
Guide for Oracle 4.0 at:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/
x86admindiag/docs
■ The x86 diagnostics section in the
Oracle ILOM User's Guide for
System Monitoring and Diagnostics,
Firmware Release 4.0.x at:
http://www.oracle.com/goto/
ilom/docs
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