Using The Openboot Prom Fcode Self-Test; To Run The Ethernet Fcode Self-Test Diagnostic - Sun Microsystems GigabitEthernet FC-AL/P Combination Adapter Installation Manual

Using the OpenBoot PROM FCode
Self-Test
The following tests are available to help identify problems with the Sun
GigabitEthernet FC-AL/P Combination adapter if the system does not boot.
You can invoke the FCode self-test 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.
The FCode self-test exercises most functionality subsection by subsection and
ensures the following:
Connectivity during adapter card installation
Verification that all components required for a system boot are functional

To Run the Ethernet FCode Self-Test Diagnostic

To run the Ethernet diagnostics, you must first bring the system to a stop at the
OpenBoot prompt after issuing a reset. If you do not reset the system, the diagnostic
tests may cause the system to hang.
For more information about the OpenBoot commands in this section, refer to the
appropriate OpenBoot Command Reference manual.
1. Shut down the system.
Use the standard shutdown procedures described in Solaris Handbook for Sun
Peripherals.
2. At the ok prompt, set the auto-boot? configuration variable to false.
ok setenv auto-boot? false
3. Reset the system.
ok reset-all
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