Sparc S7-2L, Service Manual

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Check the Message Buffer
Description Links
Generate and examine diagnostic information. “Check the Message Buffer” on page 37
Examine log files for additional information
about the server.
“View Log Files (Oracle Solaris)” on page 37
“View Log Files (Oracle ILOM)” on page 38
Generate and examine low-level diagnostic
information generated by POST.
“POST Overview” on page 39
“Configure POST” on page 39
“Oracle ILOM Properties That Affect POST
Behavior” on page 41
Related Information
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“Checking for Faults” on page 27
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“Interpreting LEDs” on page 33
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“Clear a Fault Manually” on page 42
Check the Message Buffer
The
dmesg
command checks the system buffer for recent diagnostic messages and displays the
messages.
1. Log in as superuser.
2. Type:
# dmesg
Related Information
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“View Log Files (Oracle Solaris)” on page 37
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“View Log Files (Oracle ILOM)” on page 38
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“POST Overview” on page 39
View Log Files (Oracle Solaris)
The error logging daemon,
syslogd
, automatically records various system warnings, errors, and
faults in message files. These messages can alert you to system problems such as a device that
is about to fail.
Detecting and Managing Faults 37