■Solaris Management Console software, which provides a consistent
■Implementation of the Solaris 8 Internet Engineering Taskforce (IETF) specifications for the Internet Protocol Security Architecture, which permits administrators to create and control secure encrypted networks and
Isolating Failed Components
The following firmware tools are available for diagnosing and testing devices and functions in your server:
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■OpenBoot Diagnostics software
■Sun Remote System Control (RSC) firmware and software
You can run POST even if the system is unable to boot. For more information about POST, see “How to Isolate Failures Using
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” on page 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 Validation Test 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
SunVTS system exerciser is a
