Server Diagnostics Mac OS X Tests

These tests are available if your server is running Server Diagnostics Mac OS X.

Startup Tests

These tests run when you start up Server Diagnostics Mac OS X.

Test

Estimated completion time

Description

Hardware Existence

1 second

Compares a table of sensors and

 

 

fans with what’s connected to

 

 

the logic board. If a sensor or

 

 

fan isn’t found, an error occurs.

 

 

Sensors, and hard drives found

 

 

can be individually tested using

 

 

sensor, hard drive tests.

 

 

 

SMBIOS Self-Test

1 second

Checks the SMBIOS tables for

 

 

32-bit errors (type 18) and 64-

 

 

bit errors (type 33). Also verifies

 

 

that the mapped-in DIMM size

 

 

is appropriate for the slot it’s

 

 

inserted into. If there’s a size

 

 

mismatch, an error occurs.

 

 

When the server tests memory

 

 

at startup, it maps out bad

 

 

memory. The SMBIOS test

 

 

reports these mapped-out

 

 

DIMMS.

 

 

 

AirPort Tests

Test

Estimated completion time

Description

AirPort MAC Address Verification

1 second

Verifies MAC address isn’t all FFs

 

 

or 00s.

 

 

 

AirPort Power Cycle

5 seconds

Verifies AirPort by performing

 

 

a wireless scan after turning

 

 

AirPort power off, then turning

 

 

AirPort power on.

 

 

 

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Appendix    Server Diagnostics Test Reference

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Apple 3X108 manual Server Diagnostics Mac OS X Tests, These tests run when you start up Server Diagnostics Mac OS