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Chapter 10

Troubleshooting

10-5

Note –

If you have a PCI card installed in the server, then additional tests will

appear on the

obdiag

menu.

10.1.3

Using SunVTS

SunVTS, the Sun Validation and Test Suite, is an online diagnostics tool which you
can use to verify the configuration and functionality of hardware controllers,
devices, and platforms. It runs in the Solaris operating environment and presents the
following interfaces:

command line interface

serial (tty) interface

graphical interface within a windowed desktop environment.

SunVTS software lets you view and control a testing session on a remotely
connected server. Below is a list of some of the tests that are available:

12

serial@0,3f8

tests the serial A/Lom port (ttya)

13

usb@5,3

tests usb interface 1

14

usb@c,3

tests usb interface 0

TABLE 10-2

SunVTS Tests

SunVTS Test

Description

cdtest

Tests the CD-ROM drive

cputest

Tests the CPU

disktest

Tests the local disk drives

dvdtest

Tests the DVD drive

fputest

Tests the floating-point unit

nettest

Tests the Ethernet hardware on the system’s CPU board and the
networking hardware on any optional plug-in boards in the system

netlbtest

Performs a loopback test to check that the Ethernet adapter can
send and receive packets

TABLE 10-1

Open Boot Diagnostics Tests

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