Sun Microsystems 220R manual How to Use SunVTS Software, Before You Begin, What to Do

How to Use SunVTS Software

Before You Begin

If your system passes the firmware-based diagnostics and boots the operating system, yet does not function correctly, you can use SunVTS, the Sun Validation and Test Suite, to run additional tests. These tests verify the configuration and functionality of most hardware controllers and devices.

You’ll need root or superuser access to run SunVTS tests.

What to Do

This procedure assumes you’ll test your Sun Enterprise 220R server remotely by running a SunVTS session from a workstation using the SunVTS graphical interface. For information about other SunVTS interfaces and options, see “About Diagnostic Tools” on page 118.

1.Use the xhostcommand to give the remote server access to the local display. Type:

%/usr/openwin/bin/xhost + remote_hostname

Substitute the name of the Sun Enterprise 220R server for remote_hostname. Among other things, this command gives the server display permissions to run the SunVTS graphical interface in the OpenWindows™ environment of the workstation.

2.Remotely log in to the server as superuser or root.

3.Check whether SunVTS software is loaded on the server.

SunVTS software is an optional package that may or may not have been loaded when the server software was installed. For more information, see “How to Check Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed” on page 134.

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