Operating Environment Diagnostic Tools; Error And System Message Log Files; Solaris System Information Commands - Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V210 Manual

Operating Environment Diagnostic
Tools
If a system passes OpenBoot Diagnostics tests, it normally attempts to boot its
multiuser operating environment. For most Sun systems, this means the Solaris
operating environment. Once the server is running in multiuser mode, you have
access to the software-based diagnostic tools, SunVTS and Sun Management Center.
These tools allow you to monitor the server, exercise it, and isolate faults.
Note – If you set the auto-boot OpenBoot configuration variable to false, the
operating system does not boot following completion of the firmware-based tests.
In addition to the tools mentioned above, you can refer to error and system message
log files, and Solaris system information commands.

Error and System Message Log Files

Error and other system messages are saved in the /var/adm/messages file.
Messages are logged to this file from many sources, including the operating system,
the environmental control subsystem, and various software applications.

Solaris System Information Commands

The following Solaris commands display data that you can use when assessing the
condition of a Sun Fire V210 and V240 server:
prtconf
prtdiag
prtfru
psrinfo
showrev
This section describes the information these commands give you. More information
on using these commands is contained in the appropriate man page.
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