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C H A P T E R 3

Alarm Card Test (alarmtest)

The alarmtest exercises the Alarm Card on the Sun Netra trademark CT 400 and CT 800 systems.

The Alarm Card is a hot-swappable add-on option for the Netra ct systems which provides secure remote access for system monitoring, failure recovery, and alarm notification. The alarm card can be used in both front- and rear-access systems.

This test is not scalable.

Note - Do not run alarmtest and rsctest at the same time. Tests may return incorrect results.

Note - The Netra CT 400/800 system only runs the 64-bit OS (to take full advantage of UltraSPARCII). Although, alarmtest is available in 32-bit and 64-bit mode, only the 64-bit versionof alarmtest is run on a Netra CT 400/800 system.

alarmtest Subtests

alarmtest consists of seven subtests which test and report on the following:

Ethernet
Serial ports
PC-card (PCMCIA) socket
Flash memory
SEEPROM
TOD
Alarmport

alarmtest Options

To reach the dialog box below, right-click on the test name in the System Map and select Test Parameter Options. If you do not see this test in the System Map, you might need to expand the collapsed groups, or your system may not include the device appropriate to this test. Refer to the SunVTS User's Guide for more details.

FIGURE 3-1 alarmtest Test Parameter Options Dialog Box

Screenshot of the alarmtest Test Parameter Options dialog box.

TABLE 3-1 `alarmtest` Options
Option	Description
Enet_Test	Enables or disables Ethernet testing.
Edata_Pattern_Type	Selects the type of data pattern for `Enet_Test`: Sequential, Random, or both.
Num_Packets	Specifies the number of data packets to be sent in one test loop.
Target_IP_Addr	Specifies the IP address of a host to use for the ping test.
Etest_Type	Selects any or all internal, external, Phy (ethernet transceiver), or ping tests.
Serial_Test	Enables or disables `serial_test`.
Loopback_Type	Selects internal loopback, external loopback, or both.
Sdata_Pattern_Type	Selects the type of data pattern for `serial_test`: Sequential, Random, or both.
STest_Type	Selects ports to be tested: `c`, `d`, `u`, or `v`.
TTYU_Baud	Selects the alarm card's COM1 port baud rate.
TTYV_Baud	Selects the alarm card's COM2 port baud rate.
PC_Card_Test	Enables or disables PC card (PCMCIA) testing.
PC_Card_Type	Specifies the card type for the PC Card: modem or serial i/o.
Flash_Test	Enables or disables the flash checksum test.
SEEPROM_test	Enables or disables the SEEPROM checksum test.
TOD_test	Enables or disables the TOD checksum test.
ALARMPORT	Enables or disables the alarmport test.
ALARMNUM	Selects any or all alarm ports to be tested: 0, 1, 2, 3.
ALARM0ON	Turns on, turns off, or toggles (on then off) alarm port 0.
ALARM1ON	Turns on, turns off, or toggles (on then off) alarm port 1.
ALARM2ON	Turns on, turns off, or toggles (on then off) alarm port 2.
ALARM3ON	Turns on, turns off, or toggles (on then off) alarm port 3.

Note - The alarmport test requires a visual check using an LED box.

alarmtest Loopbacks

The loopback tests use the following external loopbacks:

Ethernet loopback test--standard RJ-45 connector. Connect pin 1 to pin 3, and pin 2 to pin 6.
Serial loopback test for Netra ct 800--DB-9 connector. Connect pin 2 to pin 3, pins 4 and 6 to pin 1, and pin 7 to pin 8.
Serial loopback test for Netra ct 400--RJ-45. Connect pin 6 to pin 3, pin 1 to pin 8, and pin 2 to pin 7.

alarmtest Test Modes

TABLE 3-2 `alarmtest` Supported Test Modes
Test Mode	Description
Connection	Reports the status of the alarm card.
Functional (Offline)	Runs the subtests for Ethernet, Serial, Flash, PCMCIA, SEEPROM, TOD, and Alarmport.

alarmtest Command-Line Syntax

/opt/SUNWvts/bin/alarmtest standard_arguments -o enet=E(nable)/D(isable),epattype=seq+rand,epkts=number_packets,target=IP_address, etest=I+E+H+P,serial=E(nable)/D(isable),slb=I+E,spattype=seq+rand, stest=c+d+u+v, pccard=E(nable)/D(isable),pccardtype=modem/serial, flash=E(nable)/D(isable),seeprom=E(nable)/D(isable),tod=E(nable)/D(isable), ttyubaud=ALL|specific_baud,ttyvbaud=ALL|specific_baud, aport=[E]nable|[D]isable,anum=0+1+2+3,a0on=On|Off/|T]oggle, a1on=On|Off|[T]oggle,a2on=On|Off|[T]oggle,a3on=On|Off|[T]oggle

TABLE 3-3 `alarmtest` Command-Line Syntax
Argument	Explanation
`enet=`E(nable)/D(isable)	Enables or disables Ethernet testing.
`epattype=`seq+rand	Selects the type of data pattern for `Enet_Test`: Sequential, Random, or both.
`epkts=`number_packets	Specifies the number of data packets to be sent in one test loop.
`target=`IP_address	Specifies the IP address of a host to use for the ping test.
`etest=`I+E+H+P	Selects any or all internal, external, Phy, or ping tests.
`serial=`E(nable)/D(isable)	Enables or disables `serial_test`.
`slb=`I+E	Selects internal loopback, external loopback, or both.
`spattype=`seq+rand	Selects the type of data pattern for `serial_test`: Sequential, Random, or both.
`stest=`c+d+u+v	Selects ports to be tested: `c`, `d`, `u`, or `v`.
`pccard=`E(nable)/D(isable)	Enables or disables PC card (PCMCIA) testing.
`pccardtype=`modem/serial	Specifies the card type for the PC Card: modem or serial i/o. Default is modem.
`flash=`E(nable)/D(isable)	Enables or disables the flash checksum test.
`seeprom=`E(nable)/D(isable)	Enables or disables the SEEPROM checksum test.
`tod=`E(nable)/D(isable)	Enables or disables the TOD checksum test.
`ttyubaud=`ALL\| specific_baud	Defines baud rates to be used in testing the alarmcard's COM1 port.
`ttyvbaud=`ALL\| specific_baud	Defines baud rates to be used in testing the alarmcard's COM2 port.
`aport=`[E]nable\|[D]isable	Enables or disables the alarmport test.
`anum=`0+1+2+3	Selects any or all alarm port to be tested: 0, 1, 2, 3
`a0on=`On\|Off/\|T]oggle	Turns on, turns off, or toggles (on then off) alarm port 0.
`a1on=`On\|Off\|[T]oggle	Turns on, turns off, or toggles (on then off) alarm port 1.
`a2on=`On\|Off\|[T]oggle	Turns on, turns off, or toggles (on then off) alarm port 2.
`a3on=`On\|Off\|[T]oggle	Turns on, turns off, or toggles (on then off) alarm port 3.

Note - 64-bit tests are located in the sparcv9 subdirectory: /opt/SUNWvts/bin/sparcv9/testname. If a test is not present in this directory, then it may only be available as a 32-bit test. For more information refer to 32-Bit and 64-Bit Tests.