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diag-out-console Redirects diagnostic and console messages to the system controller. Default is false.
• true—Display diagnostic messages via the SC console.
• false—Display diagnostic messages via the serial port ttya or a graphics terminal.
diag-script Determines which devices are tested by OpenBoot Diagnostics. Default is normal.
• none—No devices are tested.
• normal—On-board (centerplane-based) devices that have self-tests are tested.
• all—All devices that have self-tests are tested.
diag-switch? Controls diagnostic execution in normal mode. Default is false.
• true
—Diagnostics are only executed on power-on reset events, but the level of test
coverage, verbosity, and output is determined by user-defined settings.
• false
—Diagnostics are executed upon next system reset, but only for those class of
reset events specified by the OpenBoot configuration variable
diag-trigger. The level of test coverage, verbosity, and output is determined by
user-defined settings.
Note: The above behaviors only apply to server machines like the Sun Fire V490
server. Workstations behave differently. For details, see OpenBoot PROM Enhancements
for Diagnostic Operation.
TABLE 6-2 OpenBoot Configuration Variables (Continued)
OpenBootConfiguration
Variable Description and Keywords