Preface

SunVTS^(TM) 2.0 is a system exerciser that extends diagnostic test coverage and features. The SunVTS 2.0 User's Guide describes how to use the OPEN LOOK^(TM), CDE^(TM), text-based terminal (TTY), and SunVTS command line interfaces, and discusses its features.

The primary audience of this manual is hardware testing and verification personnel, qualified service-trained maintenance providers, and advanced system end-users.

Use the table below to find the information you need.

How do I start SunVTS?	*page 14*
How do I use SunVTS?	*page 2*
Where is the overview of the OPEN LOOK interface?	*page 42*
Where is the overview of the CDE interface?	*page 36*
Where can I find pointers on the TTY interface?	*page 66*
What is unique about the SunVTS environment?	*page 3*
Where can I find a list of SunVTS features?	*page 6*
What do these hardware tests validate?	*page 1*

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, "Overview of SunVTS 2.0," describes the SunVTS architecture, and provides an annotated list of the features.

Chapter 2, "Using SunVTS," provides all the information you need to start using SunVTS.

Chapter 3, "User Interfaces," describes the SunVTS Graphical User Interfaces (GUI).

Chapter 4, "SunVTS Testing Environment," describes a SunVTS testing environment.

Chapter 5, "Troubleshooting," provides some problem solving techniques for SunVTS.

Related Books

The following table lists other SunVTS documents:

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Document Title	Part Number
*SunVTS 2.0 Test Reference Manual*	802-5330
*SunVTS 2.0 Quick Reference Card*	802-5329

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

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Typeface or Symbol

Meaning

Example

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output


 machine_name%su  
 Password:

AaBbCc123

Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value

To delete a file, type rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized

Read Chapter 4 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

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Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

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