CHAPTER 41

System Test (systest)

systest checks the CPU board by exercising the I/O, memory, and CPU channels simultaneously as threads. There is no quick test option for systest; it is a CPU stress test.

systest Options

FIGURE 41-1 systest

systest Test Modes

The Functional test is the only test mode available for systest.

systest Command Line Syntax

/opt/SUNWvts/bin/systest standard_arguments

systest Error Messages

TABLE 41-1 systest

	Error Message	Probable Cause(s)	Recommended Action
6005	(thread_id)Couldn't open file / dev/mem: error_message
6006	(thread_id)'valloc' results incorrect: error_message
6007	(thread_id)Bad 'mmap' results: error_message, page = value/value, addr = address
6008	(thread_id)kvm_open() failed: error_message
6009	(thread_id)kvm_nlist() failed: error_message
6010	(thread_id)Defective namelist in '/vmunix'
6011	(thread_id)Couldn't read physical memory list: error_message
6012	(thread_id)Couldn't read physical memory address

TABLE 41-1 systest(Continued)

	Error Message	Probable Cause(s)	Recommended Action
6013	(thread_id)Couldn't read physical memory size: error_message
6014	Cannot open device_name
6015	Test Failed due to segment violation error	Lack of sufficient memory resources.	Retry the test after increasing available memory.
6016	Test Failed due to fpu bus error	Lack of sufficient memory resources.	Retry test after increasing available memory.
6017	Test Failed due to fpu exception error	Lack of sufficient memory resources.	Retry test after increasing available memory.
6018	Test Failed due to illegal instruction	Lack of sufficient memory resources.	Retry test after increasing available memory.
8000	Failed system test (FPU, VMEM, I/O)