30 Sun Fire T1000 Server Service Manual • January 2006
TABLE 2-6 shows typical combinations of ALOM variables and associated POST
mode.
▼ To Change POST Parameters
1. Access the ALOM sc> prompt:
At the console, issue the #. key sequence:
2. At the ALOM sc> prompt, use the setsc command to set the POST parameter:
Example:
The setkeyswitch parameter is a command that sets the virtual keyswitch, so it
does not use the setsc command. Example:
TABLE 2-6 ALOM Parameters and POST Modes
Parameter Normal Diagnostic
Mode
(default settings)
No POST
Execution
Diagnostic
Service Mode
Keyswitch
Diagnostic preset
values
diag_mode normal off service normal
setkeyswitch
*
* The setkeyswitch parameter, when set to diag, overrides all the other ALOM POST variables.
normal normal normal diag
diag_level max n/a max max
diag_trigger power-on-reset
error-reset
none all-resets all-resets
diag_verbosity normal n/a max max
Description of POST
execution
This is the default POST
configuration and
provides a reasonable
compromise between
testing thoroughness
and quick server
initialization.
POST does not
run, resulting in
quick system
initialization, but
this is not a
suggested
configuration.
POST runs the
full spectrum of
tests with the
maximum output
displayed.
POST runs the
full spectrum of
tests with the
maximum output
displayed.
#.
sc> setsc diag_mode service
sc> setkeyswitch diag