Sun Microsystems 6800/4810/4800/3800 manual Board States for CPU/Memory Boards and I/O Assemblies

Board States for CPU/Memory Boards and I/O Assemblies

TABLE 2-3lists the board states for the CPU/Memory boards and I/O assemblies. To determine the board state, use the showboards command and look under the State header.

TABLE 2-3Board States

Board States	Description
Available	The board is not assigned to any domain.
Assigned	The board belongs to a domain, but the hardware has not been
	configured or it is not in use.
Active	The board is being actively used by the domain to which it has been
	assigned. You cannot reassign an active board.

The System Controller board, ID board, power supplies, and Repeater boards do not have a State. A dash is displayed In the Board Status field for these boards and components (see TABLE 2-4). Fan trays have a state of off, low speed, and high speed.

Board Test Status

TABLE 2-4describes the Status field of the showboards command.

TABLE 2-4Status Field of the showboards Command

Test Status	Description
Passed	All board components passed testing.
Failed	The board failed testing and is not usable. This could also indicate
	corrupt or incompatible firmware.
OK	The component is functioning properly.
Under Test	The domain is running POST (power-on self-test); testing has been
	initiated using the setkeyswitch command, the testboard
	command, or an SNMP operation.

6 Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 System Controller Command Reference Manual • October 2001