To Install Diagnostic Support Utilities for a Supported OS Other Than the Oracle Solaris OS:
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External
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Internal, single-bit
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Internal, 10-bit
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Mailbox
Diagnostic Support for All Other Supported
Operating Systems
Diagnostic support for the HBA with all supported operating systems other than the Oracle
Solaris OS is available through version 11.1.218.x, or newer, of the OneCommand Manager
graphical user interface (GUI) or the OneCommand Manager command-line interface (CLI)
utility. These utilities support the following functions:
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Production of useful firmware dump information, in the unlikely event of a failure (from the
OneCommand Manager CLI only)
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Connectivity verification
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BIOS, FCode, EFI, and firmware version information
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Link status, including topology, data rate, and statistics
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Vital product data (VPD) information
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Attached devices list
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Option ROM, NVRAM update utilities
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Loopback test
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Read/Write Buffer test
To Install Diagnostic Support Utilities for a Supported OS
Other Than the Oracle Solaris OS:
1.
Go to the Emulex (now Broadcom) support site for Oracle at:
https://www.broadcom.com/support/oem/oracle-fc/
2.
Click the type of HBA, and then click the model number of the HBA for which you
want to install diagnostic software.
3.
In the Utilities section, click the diagnostic support utility for the OS that you
want, and download the diagnostic utility to a local file system.
4.
Install the diagnostic utility as described in the Emulex documentation, located
on the Emulex (Broadcom) web site.
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