Sun Microsystems 220R manual About SunVTS Software

About SunVTS Software

SunVTS, the Sun Validation and Test Suite, is an online diagnostics tool and system exerciser for verifying the configuration and functionality of hardware controllers, devices, and platforms. You can run SunVTS using any of these interfaces: a command-line interface, a TTY interface, or a graphical interface that runs within a windowed desktop environment.

SunVTS software lets you view and control a testing session over modem lines or over a network. Using a remote system, you can view the progress of a SunVTS testing session, change testing options, and control all testing features of another system on the network.

Useful tests to run on your system are listed below.

SunVTS Test	Description
ecpptest	Verifies the ECP1284 parallel port printer functionality
cdtest	Tests the CD-ROM drive by reading the disc and verifying
	the CD table of contents (TOC), if it exists
disktest	Verifies local disk drives
fputest	Checks the floating-point unit
fstest	Tests the integrity of the software’s file systems
m64test	Tests the PGX frame buffer card
mptest	Verifies multiprocessor features (for systems with more than
	one processor)
nettest	Checks all the hardware associated with networking (for example,
	Ethernet, token ring, quad Ethernet, fiber optic, 100-Mbit per second
	Ethernet devices)
pmem	Tests the physical memory (read only)
sptest	Tests the system’s on-board serial ports
tapetest	Tests the various Sun tape devices
vmem	Tests the virtual memory (a combination of the swap partition and the
	physical memory)

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