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CHAPTER 3
Performing Diagnostics
This chapter assists you with using the Diagnostics application on the Sun Fire X2250
Server Tools& Drivers CD. The Tools & Drivers CD is available separately with the
optional Sun Fire X2250 media and documentation kit. For more information on
using the Tools& Drivers CD software, see Appendix B.
Diagnostic output is accessible on systems that are running supported Linux or
Solaris operating systems. Toview diagnostic output on a Windows system, you
must use a USB diskette drive attached to your server.For information, see
Section 3.6.6, “Accessing the Diagnostic Partition on the WindowsServer 2003
Operating System” on page 3-16.
If you are having specific problems with your system, use the Pc-Check Diagnostics
software to diagnose and resolve these issues.
The following sections are included in this chapter:
■Section 3.1, “Pc-Check Diagnostics Overview” on page3-2
■Section 3.2, “System Information Menu Options” on page 3-3
■Section 3.3, “Advanced Diagnostics Tests Menu Options” on page3-4
■Section 3.4,“Immediate Burn-in Testing”on page 3-7
■Section 3.5,“Deferred Burn-in Testing” on page 3-9
■Section 3.6, “Create Diagnostic Partition Option” on page3-10
■Section 3.7, “Show Results Summary” on page3-16
■Section 3.8,“Print Results Report” on page 3-18
■Section 3.9, “About Pc-Check” on page 3-18
■Section 3.10, “Exit to DOS” onpage 3-18