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.

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