Sun Microsystems Fire V210 User Manual

6-2 Sun Fire V210 and V240 Servers Administration Guide • December 2005
6.1 Overview of Diagnostic Tools
Sun provides a range of diagnostic tools for use with the Sun Fire V210 and V240
servers.
These diagnostic tools are summarized in TABLE 6-1.
TABLE 6-1 Summary of Diagnostic Tools
Diagnostic Tool Type What It Does Accessibility and Availability
Remote
Capability
LEDs Hardware Indicate status of overall system
and particular components.
Accessed from system
chassis. Available anytime
power is available.
Local, but
can be
viewed via
ALOM
ALOM Hardware
and
software
Monitors environmental
conditions, performs basic fault
isolation, and provides remote
console access.
Can function on standby
power and without
operating system.
Designed for
remote
access
POST Firmware Tests core components of system. Runs automatically on
startup. Available when the
operating system is not
running.
Local, but
can be
viewed via
ALOM
OpenBoot
Diagnostics
Firmware Tests system components,
focusing on peripherals and
I/O devices.
Runs automatically or
interactively. Available
when the operating system
is not running.
Local, but
can be
viewed via
ALOM
OpenBoot
commands
Firmware Display various kinds of system
information.
Available when the
operating system is not
running.
Local, but
can be
accessed via
ALOM
Solaris
commands
Software Display various kinds of system
information.
Requires operating system. Local, but
can be
accessed via
ALOM

Sun Microsystems Fire V210 Specifications

General

Brand	Sun Microsystems
Model	Fire V210
Category	Server
Language	English