How to run VTS by a bootable VTS CD (Sun fire X4600)

Using the Bootable Diagnostics CD

To use the Sun Fire X4600 Server BootableDiagnostics CD to perform diagnostics:

1.With the server powered on, insert the Sun Fire X4600 ServerBootable Diagnostics CD (705-1439) into the DVD-ROM drive.

2. Reboot the server, but press F2 during the start of reboot sothat you can change the BIOS setting for boot-device priority.

3. When the BIOS Main menu appears, navigate to the BIOS Bootmenu.

Instructions for navigating within the BIOSscreens are printed on the BIOS screens.

4. On the BIOS Boot menu screen, select Boot Device Priority.

The Boot Device Priority screen appears.

5. Select the DVD-ROM drive to be the primary boot device.

6. Save and exit the BIOS screens.

7. Reboot the server.

When the server reboots from the CD in theDVD-ROM drive, the Solaris Operating System boots and SunVTSsoftware starts and opens its first GUI window.

8. In the SunVTS GUI, press Enter or click the Start button whenyou are prompted to start the tests.

The test suite will run until it encounters anerror or the test is completed. 

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Note - The CD will takeapproximately nine minutes to boot.

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9. When SunVTS software completes the test,review the log files generated during the test.

SunVTS provides access to four different logfiles:

• SunVTS test error log contains time-stampedSunVTS test error messages. The log file path name is /var/opt/SUNWvts/logs/sunvts.err. Thisfile is not created until a SunVTS test failure occurs.

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• SunVTS kernel error log contains time-stampedSunVTS kernel and SunVTS probe errors. SunVTS kernel errors areerrors that relate to running SunVTS, and not to testing ofdevices. The log file path name is /var/opt/SUNWvts/logs/vtsk.err. This fileis not created until SunVTS reports a SunVTS kernel error.

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• SunVTS information log contains informativemessages that are generated when you start and stop the SunVTS testsessions. The log file path name is /var/opt/SUNWvts/logs/sunvts.info. Thisfile is not created until a SunVTS test session runs.

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• Solaris system message log is a log of all thegeneral Solaris events logged by syslogd. The path name of this log file is/var/adm/messages.

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a.Click the Log button.

The Log file window is displayed.

b.Specify the log file that you want to view by selecting it from theLog file window.

The content of the selected log file isdisplayed in the window.

c.With the three lower buttons you can do the following actions:

• Print the log file - A dialog box appears foryou to specify your printer options and printer name.

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• Delete the log file - The file remainsdisplayed, but will be gone the next time you try to displayit.

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• Close the Log file window - The window isclosed.

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Note - If you want to save the logfiles: You must save the log files to another networked system or aremovable media device. When you use the Bootable Diagnostics CD,the server boots from the CD. Therefore, the test log files are noton the server's hard disk drive and they will be deleted when youpower cycle the server.

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For your reference
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19121-01/sf.x4600/819-4343-12/ch2-diagnostics.html#pgfId-1000636