Troubleshooting With Diagnostic Tools
Troubleshooting and Diagnostics 39
Diagnostic
Tool
Type What It Does Accessibility Remote Capability
U-Boot SP
firmware
Initializes and test aspects
of the service processor
(SP) prior to booting the
Oracle ILOM SP and
operating system. Tests
SP memory, SP, network
devices and I/O devices.
Can function on standby
power and when
operating system is not
running.
Local, but remote serial access
is possible if the SP serial port
is connected to a network-
accessible terminal server.
UEFI
Diagnostics
SP
firmware
The UEFI diagnostics can
test and detect problems on
all processor, memory, disk
drives, and network ports.
It is used on new Oracle
systems, such as the Oracle
Server X6.2.
You can use either
the Oracle ILOM
web interface or the
command-line interface
(CLI) to run UEFI
diagnostics.
Remote access through
Oracle ILOM Remote System
Console Plus.
Oracle
Solaris
commands
Operating
system
software
Displays various kinds of
system information.
Requires operating
system.
Local, and over network.
Oracle
Linux
commands
Operating
system
software
Displays various kinds of
system information.
Requires operating
system.
Local, and over network.
Oracle
VTS
Diagnostic
tool
standalone
software
Exercises and stresses the
system, running tests in
parallel.
Requires Oracle Solaris
operating system. Install
Oracle VTS software
separately.
View and control over
network.
Diagnostic Tool Documentation
The following table identifies where you can find more information about diagnostic tools.
Diagnostic
Tool
Documentation Location
Oracle ILOM Oracle Integrated Lights Out Manager 3.2
Documentation Library
http://www.oracle.com/goto/ilom/docs
Preboot Menu
Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Guide
http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86admindiag/
docs
System
indicators and
sensors
This document “Troubleshooting Using the Server Front and Rear
Panel Status Indicators” on page 28
U-Boot
or UEFI
Diagnostics
Oracle x86 Servers Diagnostics Guide
http://www.oracle.com/goto/x86admindiag/
docs
Oracle VTS Oracle VTS software and documentation
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19719-01/index.
html
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