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When used with the -p option, this command displays installed patches.
CODE EXAMPLE 6-16 shows a partial sample output from the showrev command with
the -p option.
CODE EXAMPLE 6-16 showrev -p Command Output
Tools and the Boot Process: A Summary
Different diagnostic tools are available to you at different stages of the boot process.
TABLE 6-4 summarizes what tools are available to you and when they are available.
Patch: 109729-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 109783-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 109807-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 109809-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 110905-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 110910-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 110914-01 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsu
Patch: 108964-04 Obsoletes: Requires: Incompatibles: Packages: SUNWcsr
TABLE 6-4 Diagnostic Tool Availability
Stage
Available Diagnostic Tools
Fault Isolation System Monitoring System Exercising
Before the operating system
starts
- LEDs
- POST
- OpenBoot
Diagnostics
- RSC software
- OpenBoot commands
–none–
After the operating system
starts
- LEDs - RSC software
- Sun Management Center
- Solaris info commands
- OpenBoot commands
- SunVTS
- Hardware Diagnostic
Suite
When the system is down
and power is not available
–none– - RSC software –none–