Sun Microsystems V890, V880 manual Contents

Contents
Troubleshooting	149
Using the remote console	150
Redirecting the console using Solaris	150
Redirecting the local console to the remote console	150
Redirecting the remote console back to the local console	152
Redirecting the console using OpenBoot mode	153
Redirecting the local console to the remote console	153
Redirecting the remote console back to the local console	154
Tools	157
Using the prtdiag command	158
Using the cfgadm command	164
System messages	165
OpenBoot PROM firmware tests	166
Using the OpenBoot PROM tests	166
Test descriptions	167
Probing disk drives	168
Probing all SCSI media devices	169
Probing the IDE DVD device (V890 only)	170
OpenBoot diagnostic tests	172
Test descriptions	173
POST diagnostic messages	175
Memory failure	175
OpenBoot initialization commands	176
Diagnosing status indicators	177
Front panel status indicators	177
PCI slot status indicators	179
Power supply status indicators	181
Disk drive status indicators	182
Tape drive status indicators	184
Sun Validation Test Suite (VTS)	185
Prerequisites	185
Using SunVTS	185
Troubleshooting disk drives and DVD drives	186
Troubleshooting tape drives	190
Checking tape status	190
Reassigning device instance numbers for tape devices	192
Recovery procedures	193
Preserving data after a system failure	193
Loss of power	194
Probe command warnings	196

6 Avaya CMS Sun Fire V880/V890 Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting May 2006