C H A P T E R  16

Blade Support Chip Test (bsctest)

The bsctest exercises the Blade Support Chip and supporting hardware used in Sun Firetrademark B100 blade systems. This includes the Open Boot Prom (OBP) and Time of Day (ToD) Prom chips.



caution icon

Caution - If the LED subtest is selected, please be aware that LEDs on the blade will change. They will return to their correct state when the test is completed.




bsctest 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 16-1 bsctest Test Parameter Options Dialog Box

Screenshot of the bsctest Test Parameter Options dialog box.
TABLE 16-1 bsctest Options

bsctest Options

Description

BSCSelfTests

Calls on the BSC to execute its built-in self tests.

PSU

Performs read-only checks of Power Supply status.

Fan

Performs read-only checks of Fan status.

Temp

Performs read-only checks of Temperature Monitor status.

ToD

Performs read-only checks of Time of Day chip.

OBP

Performs read-only checks of platform specific Open Boot properties.

EEPROM

Performs read-only check of EEPROM.

LED

Performs read-only check of Service Required LED status and performs a test in which all three LEDs (Power, Service Required, and Ready to Remove) are flashed simultaneously at 4Hz and then returned to their original state.



bsctest Test Modes
TABLE 16-2 bsctest Supported Test Modes

Test Mode

Description

Connection

Opens the BSC, OBP, and ToD devices.

Functional

Performs all tests with the LED testing off by default.

Online

Performs all tests except BSCSelfTests and LED Flashing test.



bsctest Command-Line Syntax

/opt/SUNWvts/bin/bsctest standard_arguments [-o dev=device_name test=<test_list>]]

TABLE 16-3 bsctest Command-Line Syntax

Argument

Description

dev=device_name

device_name is the device to be tested, for example, bsc

test=test_list

testlist is the list of subtests, for example: BSCSelfTests, PSU, Fan, Temp, ToD, OBP, EEPROM, LED




Note - 64-bit tests are located in the sparcv9 subdirectory:
/opt/SUNWvts/bin/sparcv9/testname, or the relative path to which you installed SunVTS. If the test is not present in this directory, then it may only be available as a 32-bit test. For more information refer to the "32-Bit and 64-Bit Tests" section of the SunVTS 5.1 Test Reference Manual (816-5145-10).