
38 SPARC Enterprise T5120 and T5220 Servers Service Manual • July 2009
Note – When you change individual POST parameter values, the
keyswitch_state value must be set to normal.
keyswitch_state Set to normalYouput POST in its default mode by setting the virtual keyswitch property to
normal. This enables the system to turn on and for POST to run.
keyswitch_state Set to diagYoucan apply preconfigured diagnostic settings to POST operations by setting the
virtual keyswitch property to diag.
diag_mode Set to offYoucan prevent POST from running by setting the diag_mode property to off.
diag_mode Set to serviceYouforce POST to run with a set of preconfigured values for diag_level and
diag_verbosity by setting the diag_mode property to service.
Related Information
■“ILOM Properties that Affect POST Behavior” onpage 35
■“Run POST in Maximum Mode” on page39
■“Clear POST-Detected Faults” on page 41
-> set /SYS keyswitch_state=normal
Set ‘keyswitch_state’ to ‘normal’
-> set /SYS keyswitch_state=diag
Set ‘keyswitch_state’ to ‘diag’
-> set /SYS diag_mode=off
Set ‘diag_mode’ to ‘off’
-> set /SYS diag_mode=service
Set ‘diag_mode’ to ‘service’