Sun Microsystems SPARCstation 10 - 2 Diagnostics Overview

CHAPTER 2
Diagnostics Overview
This chapter describes the different types of diagnostic firmware and software tools
available to you and how they are related. The main categories of diagnostics are:
4 Boot PROM diagnostics
4 Power-On Self-Test (POST)
4 On-Board Diagnostics
4 SunDiag System Exerciser
4 SunDiagnostic Executive
4 Forth Toolkit
Figure 2–1 is a flowchart that outlines the roles played by various diagnostics during
the default boot mode.
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