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CHAPTER
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Sun Fire T1000 Server Diagnostics
This chapter describes the diagnostics that are available for monitoring and
troubleshooting the Sun Fire T1000 server. This chapter does not provide detailed
troubleshooting procedures, but instead describes the Sun Fire T1000 server
diagnostics facilities and how to use them.
This chapter is intended for technicians, service personnel, and system
administrators who service and repair computer systems.
The following topics are covered:
■ “Overview of Sun Fire T1000 Server Diagnostics” on page 9
■ “Using LEDs to Identify the State of Devices” on page 14
■ “Using ALOM For Diagnosis and Repair Verification” on page 17
■ “Running POST” on page 27
■ “Using the Solaris Predictive Self-Healing Feature” on page 35
■ “Collecting Information From Solaris OS Files and Commands” on page 39
■ “Managing System Components with Automatic System Recovery Commands”
on page 40
■ “Exercising the System with SunVTS” on page 43
Overview of Sun Fire T1000 Server
Diagnostics
There are a variety of diagnostic tools, commands, and indicators you can use to
troubleshoot a Sun Fire T1000 server.
■ LEDs – provide a quick visual notification of the status of the server and of some
of the FRUs.