Starting The Test; Using The Openboot Prom Fcode Selftest - Sun Microsystems Quad FastEthernet Installation And User Manual

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Starting the Test

Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode Selftest

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1. Review the information in the control panel, which identifies the devices
that are available for testing.
Click on the device that you want to test — in this case (USER 0)
nettest.Your selection is confirmed with the display of a highlighted box
next to the device name.
2. Click on the Start button.
3. Watch the console window for messages.
4. To interrupt a test or to stop after a test is completed, click on the Stop
button.
If no problems are identified during the testing, the Sun Quad FastEthernet
SBus Adapter is ready for operation in your system. Click the Quit button to
exit the SunDiag exerciser.
The following tests are available to help identify problems with the Sun Quad
FastEthernet SBus Adapter if the system does not boot.
You can invoke the FCode selftest diagnostics by using the OpenBoot user
interface test or test-all commands. If you encounter an error while
running diagnostics, appropriate messages will be displayed. Refer to the
appropriate OpenBoot Command Reference Manual for more information on the
test and test-all commands.
Selftest exercises most functionality sub-section by sub-section and ensures the
following:
Isolates faulty field replaceable units (FRUs)
Checks, with a high confidence, that no hardware fault exists on
No Trouble Found (NTF)
Checks connectivity during adapter card installation
Verifies that all components are functional
Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus Adapter Installation and User's Guide—April 1997

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