To Create A Log File On The Diagnostic Partition - Sun Microsystems Ultra 27 Service Manual

If the workstation does not boot from the DVD drive, access the BIOS Setup Utility and
Note –
make the DVD drive the primary boot device.
At the Tools and Drivers DVD main menu, type 1 to run Hardware Diagnostics.
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The Hardware Diagnostics menu appears.
From the main menu, choose Create Diagnostic Partition.
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If the first bootable disk is clear of partitions, the Sun Microsystems Partitioning Utility
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window appears. It states
"Your primary hard disk is not partitioned. Would you like to partition it now?"
Select Yes, and press the Enter key.
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A window appears stating:
"Partitioning complete. Your machine will now be restarted."
If the first bootable disk is not clear of partitions, a window appears stating that the software
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is unable to create a hardware diagnostic partition because there are already partitions on
the disk.
If this happens, repeat this procedure after you remove the partitions as described in the
section, "To Erase the Currently Installed OS" in Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Linux and
Solaris Operating System Installation Guide
for the Operating System, " in Sun Ultra 27 Workstation Windows Operating System
Installation Guide.
Press the Enter key to reboot your workstation.
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To Create a Log File on the Diagnostic Partition

All the scripts that are loadable with the hardware diagnostics software are predefined with
logging to the diagnostic partition enabled. The names of log files correspond to the name of the
script. For example, a script named noinput.tst creates a log file named noinput.jrl.
The following instructions show an example of how to create and access a log file on the
diagnostic partition for the noinput.tst script.
Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive.
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Reboot the workstation.
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Chapter 4 • Running Diagnostics
Create Diagnostic Partition Option
or in the section, Chapter 4, "Preparing Disks
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