Enable Host Diagnostics to Run on Newer SPARC Systems (CLI)

Before You Begin

  • The Reset and Host control (r) role is required to modify the SPARC diagnostic properties in Oracle ILOM on SPARC systems.
  • The Steps in this procedure apply to newer SPARC servers such as T7, M7, and later SPARC series servers.
  • Oracle ILOM firmware 3.2.5.5 or later.

To enable SPARC server diagnostics tests to run, do the following:

Note:

CLI paths for multi-domain SPARC servers are not described in the following procedure. To set PDomain-specific diagnostics, append /Servers/PDomains/PDomain_n/ to the beginning of the CLI paths listed below.
  1. Issue the set command to configure the applicable host diagnostic properties:

    set /HOST/diag default_level=[off, min, max] default_verbosity=[none, min, normal,max debug] error_level=[off, min, max] error_verbosity=[none, min, normal,max debug] hw_change_level=[off, min, max] hw_change_verbosity=[none, min, normal, max, debug]

    where:

    • default_level — determines the type of diagnostic tests that run in the event of a routine power on, power cycle, or reset. By default, the default_level is off.

      Note:

      This setting does not apply in the event of an AC power cycle, hardware change, or error-invoked reset.
    • default_verbosity — determines the amount of debugging output that is printed to the system console in the event of a routine power on. By default, the default_verbosity is normal.
    • error_level — determines the type of diagnostic tests that run in the event of an error-invoked reset. By default the error_level is max.
    • error_verbosity determines the amount of debugging output that is printed to the system console in the event of an error invoked reset. By default the error_verbosity is normal.
    • hw_change_level — determines the type of diagnostic tests that run in the event of a server power cycle, server top cover removal, or FRU (field-replaceable unit) replacement. By default, the hw_change_level is max.
    • hw_change_verbosity — determines the amount of debugging output that is printed to the system console in the event of a server power cycle, server top cover removal, or FRU (field-replaceable unit) replacement. By default, the hw_change_verbosity is normal.

      where level = [off, min, max]

      • off — Prevent POST from running
      • min — Run a basic suite of diagnostic tests
      • max — Run a basic suite of diagnostic tests, plus extensive processor and memory tests.

      where verbosity= [none, min, normal, max, debug]

      • none — Prevent debugging output from being printed to the system console.
      • min — Print a limited amount of debugging output.
      • normal — Print a moderate amount of debugging output, including test names and results.
      • max — Print all POST step debugging output.
      • debug — Print an extensive amount of debugging output, including names of devices being tested, as well as the debugging output for each test.

    For further property details, type: help /Host/diag