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Troubleshooting
Running System Verification Tests
Running System Verification Tests
HP-UX uses an on-line diagnostics product named Mesa (Support Tools Manager) that
allows system operation verification.
Three interfaces are available with the Support Tools Manager:
• a command line interface (accessed through the cstm command)
• a menu-driven interface (accessed through the mstm command)
• a graphical user interface (accessed through the xstm command)
For more information on these user interfaces, see the on-line man pages by entering the
following at a command line prompt:
man cstm
Enter
man mstm Enter
man xstm Enter
For information on the enhanced on-line diagnostics, see the enhanced on-line diagnostics,
see the Support Media User’s Manual (HP Part Number B3782-90176).
To access the Support Tools Manager, perform the following steps:
1. In a terminal window, type the following at the # prompt to invoke the command line
interface:
# cstm
Enter
2. The following message appears:
Support Tools Manager Version A.01.00
Type ‘help’ for a list of available commands.
CSTM>
3. To verify the system operation, type the following at the CSTM> prompt and press
Enter:
CSTM> verify all
Messages similar to the following appear:
Verification has started on device (CPU).
Verification has started on device (FPU).
CSTM> Verification of(FPU)has completed.
CSTM> Verification of(CPU) has completed.
4. Press
Enter to return to the CSTM> prompt after all test results are reported.