iv Sun Fire T2000 Server Service Manual • January 2006
Running ALOM Service-Related Commands 19
Connecting to ALOM 19
Switching Between the System Console and ALOM 20
Service-Related ALOM Commands 20
▼ To Run the showfaults Command 21
▼ To Run the showenvironment Command 22
▼ To Run the showfru Command 24
Running POST 27
Controlling How POST Runs 27
▼ To Change POST Parameters 30
Reasons to Run POST 31
Routine Sanity Check of the Hardware 31
Diagnosing the System Hardware 31
▼ To Run POST 31
Using the Solaris Predictive Self-Healing Feature 35
▼ To Use the fmdump Command to Identify Faults 37
Collecting Information From Solaris OS Files and Commands 39
▼ To Check the Message Buffer 39
▼ To View System Message Log Files 39
Managing System Componentswith Automatic System Recovery Commands 40
▼ To Run the showcomponent Command 41
To Run the disablecomponent Command 42
▼ To Run the enablecomponent Command 43
Exercising the System with SunVTS 43
Checking Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed 43
▼ To Check Whether SunVTS Software Is Installed 44
Exercising the System Using SunVTS Software 44
▼ To Exercise the System Using SunVTS Software 45