TABLE 4-1shows the options for the vcadiag utility.

TABLE 4-7 vcadiag Options

Option

Meaning

 

 

 

-D

vcaN

Performs diagnostics on the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 board.

-F

vcaN

Displays the public key fingerprint used by the Sun Crypto

 

 

Accelerator 4000 board for securing administration sessions.

-K

vcaN

Displays the public key and the public key fingerprint used by the

 

 

Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 board for securing administration

 

 

sessions.

-Q

 

Provides information about Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 devices

 

 

and software components. Output is a colon-separated list of the

 

 

following pieces of information: device, internal function, keystore

 

 

name, keystore serial number, and keystore reference count. You can

 

 

use this command to determine the association between devices and

 

 

keystores.

-R

vcaN

Resets the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 board.

-Z

vcaN

Zeroizes the Sun Crypto Accelerator 4000 board.

 

 

 

The following is an example of the -Doption:

#vcadiag -D vca0

Running vca0 on-board diagnostics.

Diagnostics on vca0 PASSED.

The following is an example of the -Foption:

#vcadiag -F vca0

5f26-b516-83b4-d254-a75f-c70d-0544-4de6

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4000 specifications

Sun Microsystems, a pivotal player in the computing industry during the late 20th and early 21st centuries, was renowned for its innovative hardware and software solutions. Among its notable offerings were the Sun-6000, Sun-5000, and Sun-4000 series, powerful workstations and servers designed for a range of enterprise-level applications.

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In summary, the Sun-6000, 5000, and 4000 series exemplified Sun Microsystems' ethos of innovation and reliability. These powerful systems catered to diverse business needs, setting benchmarks in performance and functionality that continue to influence modern computing.
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