30 SPARC Enterprise T5440 Server Service Manual • June 2011
POST Parameters
The server can be configured for normal, extensive, or no POST execution. You can
also control the level of tests that run, the amount of POST output that is displayed,
and which reset events trigger POST by using ILOM command variables.
The keyswitch_state parameter, when set to diag, overrides all the other ILOM
POST variables.
The following table lists the ILOM variables used to configure POST. “POST Fault
Management Flowchart” on page 23 shows how the variables work together.
Parameter Values Description
keyswitch_mode normal The system can power on and run POST (based
on the other parameter settings). For details see
FIGURE: Flowchart of Variables for POST
Configuration on page23. This parameter
overrides all other commands.
diag The system runs POST based on predetermined
settings.
stby The system cannot power on.
locked The system can power on and run POST, but no
flash updates can be made.
diag_mode off POST does not run.
normal Runs POST according to diag_level value.
service Runs POST with preset values for diag_level
and diag_verbosity.
diag_level max If diag_mode = normal, runs all the minimum
tests plus extensive processor and memory tests.
min If diag_mode = normal, runs minimum set of
tests.
diag_trigger none Does not run POST on reset.
user_reset Runs POST upon user initiated resets.
power_on_reset Only runs POST for the first power on. This
option is the default.
error_reset Runs POST if fatal errors are detected.
all_resets Runs POST after any reset.
diag_verbosity none No POST output is displayed.
min POST output displays functional tests with a
banner and pinwheel.