MATRIX SERVSWITCH™

Table 3-4. The standard diagnostic-screen messages.

Diagnostic Messages

Description

Kernel Version

Indicates version ID of kernel program being run by the

 

Switch’s bottom port board (all of the port boards

 

should be running the same version). A new kernel may

 

be downloaded into the Switch through one of its serial

 

ports; see Section 7.2.3.

Overlay Version

Indicates version ID of the firmware of the on-screen

 

display board.

Kernel Program

Reports results of checksum calculation of kernel program

 

memory. Any result other than GOOD terminates the

 

diagnostic sequence, indicating a hardware failure.

Static RAM

Reports results of static memory test. Any result other

 

than GOOD terminates the diagnostic sequence,

 

indicating a hardware failure.

Configuration

Reports results of checksum calculation of configuration

 

memory. Any result other than GOOD terminates the

 

diagnostic sequence, indicating a hardware failure.

Board Number

Indicates unit-levelboard number (“1” through “4”) of

 

the KVM port or serial port through which the

 

diagnostics are being reported. See Figure 2-3 in

 

Section 2.4.

Communication ID

Indicates the system-levelboard number (“1” through

 

“256”) of the KVM port or serial port through which the

 

diagnostics are being reported.

Communication

Reports result of communications test among all the

 

boards in network.

Local Ports

Reports number of CPU ports detected in this Switch.

Program Version

Indicates revision ID of the main program being run by

 

the Switch’s bottom port board (all of the port boards

 

should be running the same version). A new main

 

program may be downloaded into the Switch through

 

one of its serial ports; see Section 7.2.3.

Main Program

Reports results of checksum calculation of main

 

program memory. Any result other than GOOD

 

terminates the diagnostic sequence, indicating a

 

hardware failure.

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