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■SolarisManagement Console software, which provides a consistent easy-to-use
interface that is also part of a software development kit (SDK), enabling the
integration of new Java technology-developed software services into the
Solaris console.
■Implementation of the Solaris 8 Internet Engineering Taskforce(IETF)
specifications for the Internet Protocol Security Architecture,which permits
administrators to createand control secure encrypted networks and smart-card
authentication at login time.
Isolating Failed Components
The following firmware tools are available for diagnosing and testing devices and
functions in your server:
■Power-on self-test (POST) diagnostics software
■OpenBoot Diagnostics software
■Sun Remote System Control (RSC) firmware and software
Youcan run POST even if the system is unable to boot. For more information about
POST,see “How to Isolate Failures Using Power-On Self-Test (POST)” on page 179.
OpenBoot Diagnostics software focuses on system I/O and peripheral devices. Like
POST,you can run these diagnostics even if the system is unable to boot. For more
information about OpenBoot Diagnostics, see “About OpenBoot Diagnostics Tests”
onpage 168 and “How to Isolate Failures Using OpenBoot Diagnostics” on page 181.
Which method or tool you use to diagnose system problems depends on the nature
of those problems:
■If your machine is not able to boot its operating environment software, you need
to run POST and OpenBoot Diagnostics tests at the firmware level.
■If your machine is “healthy” enough to start up and load the operating
environment software, you can use the Sun ValidationTest Suite (SunVTS)
software to diagnose system problems, or the Sun Management Center software
to monitor the system from the operating environment level.
Diagnosing Intermittent Problems
If your system passes the firmware-based diagnostics and boots the operating
system, yet does not function correctly,use SunVTS software to run additional tests.
SunVTS system exerciser is a graphics-oriented UNIX application that permits the
continuous exercising of system resources and internal and external peripheral
equipment. For more information about SunVTS software, see “How to Exercise the
System Using SunVTS Software” on page199.