About Sunvts Software - Sun Microsystems Enterprise 250 Owner's Manual

About SunVTS Software

SunVTS, the Sun Validation and Test Suite, is an online diagnostics tool and system
exerciser for verifying the configuration and functionality of hardware controllers,
devices, and platforms. You can run SunVTS using any of these interfaces: a
command line interface, a tty interface, or a graphical interface that runs within a
windowed desktop environment.
SunVTS software lets you view and control a testing session over modem lines or
over a network. Using a remote system, you can view the progress of a SunVTS
testing session, change testing options, and control all testing features of another
system on the network.
Useful tests to run on your system include:
SunVTS Test Description
Verifies the ECP1284 parallel port printer functionality
ecpptest
Tests the CD-ROM drive by reading the disc and verifying
cdtest
the CD table of contents (TOC), if it exists
Verifies local disk drives
disktest
Tests the I
env2test
panel LEDs and keyswitch, disk backplane LEDs, power supplies, and
thermistor readings
Checks the floating-point unit
fputest
Tests the integrity of the software's file systems
fstest
Tests the PGX frame buffer card
m64test
Verifies multiprocessor features (for systems with more than
mptest
one processor)
Checks all the hardware associated with networking (for example,
nettest
Ethernet, token ring, quad Ethernet, fiber optic, 100-Mbit per second
Ethernet devices)
Tests the physical memory (read only)
pmem
Tests the system's on-board serial ports
sptest
Tests the various Sun tape devices
tapetest
Verifies the RSC/SSP functionality, including SSP Ethernet and serial
rsctest
ports, I
Tests the virtual memory (a combination of the swap partition and the
vmem
physical memory)
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C environment control system including all fans, front
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C, and SSP Flash RAM.
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