Overview Of Diagnostic Tools; Table 6-1 Summary Of Diagnostic Tools - Sun Microsystems Fire V240 Administration Manual

Overview Of Diagnostic Tools

Sun provides a range of diagnostic tools for use with the Sun Fire V210 and V240
server.
Diagnostic tools are summarized in
TABLE 6-1
Diagnostic Tool Type
ALOM Hardware
and
Software
LEDs Hardware
POST Firmware
OpenBoot Firmware
Diagnostics
OpenBoot Firmware
commands
Solaris Software
commands
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Summary of Diagnostic Tools
What It Does
Monitors environmental
conditions, performs basic fault
isolation, and provides remote
console access
Indicate status of overall system
and particular components
Tests core components of system
Tests system components,
focusing on peripherals and
I/O devices
Display various kinds of system
information
Display various kinds of system
information
.
TABLE 6-1
Accessibility and Availability
Can function on standby
power and without
operating system
Accessed from system
chassis. Available anytime
power is available
Runs automatically on
startup. Available when the
operating system is not
running
Runs automatically or
interactively. Available
when the operating system
is not running
Available when the
operating system is not
running
Requires operating system
Remote
Capability
Designed for
remote
access
Local, but
can be
viewed via
ALOM
Local, but
can be
viewed via
ALOM
Local, but
can be
viewed via
ALOM
Local, but
can be
accessed via
ALOM
Local, but
can be
accessed via
ALOM