Using the selftest diagnostics, Using the, Selftest – Sun Microsystems Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 805-1759-10 User Manual
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A P P E N D I X
A
Using the
selftest
Diagnostics
The following tests are available to help identify problems when the system
containing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter does not boot.
The FCode
selftest
is added to the device tree during the probing phase of the
OpenBoot PROM start-up sequence. You can invoke the FCode
selftest
diagnostics by using the OpenBoot user interface
test
or
test-all
commands. If
you encounter an error while running the diagnostics, appropriate messages will be
displayed. Refer to the OpenBoot 3.x Command Reference Manual for more information
on the
test
and
test-all
commands.
selftest
exercises most functionality of the adapter sub-section by sub-section and
checks for the following conditions:
■
Isolates faulty FRUs
■
Checks, with a high confidence, that no hardware fault exists on
No Trouble Found (NTF)
■
Checks connectivity during adapter card installation
■
Verifies that all components are functional