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1. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment Regulatory Compliance Statements iii DOC Class A Notice Avis DOC Classe A This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet appa
2. You may see the interface s represented in the etc path to inst file To Prepare Your System for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Create an etc hostname hmel file The number 1 following hme represents the second instance of the hme device Use the hme2 extension for a second FastEthernet adapter and so on m Do not create etc hostname hme lt num gt files for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter channels you do not plan to use The etc hostname hme num file must contain the hostname for the appropriate network interface m The hostname should have an IP address and should be entered in the etc hosts file m The hostname should be different from any other hostname of any other interface for example etc hostname hme0 and etc hostname hmel cannot share the same hostname m The following is an example of the etc hostname hme lt num gt files required for a machine called zardoz that will be known as zardoz and zardoz 1 on the networks connected to the hme0 and hme1 Ethernet interfaces zardoz cat etc hostname hme0 zardoz zardoz cat etc hostname hmel zardoz 1 Chapter 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 11 2 Create an appropriate entry in the etc hosts file for each active hme channel Using the example in Step 1 you will have zardoz cat etc hosts 127 0 0 1 localhost 129 144 10 57 zardoz loghost 129 144 11 83 zardoz 1 Booting from the Network You can use the Sun FastEthernet
3. connector S RJ 45 connector connector FIGURE 1 1 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Hardware and Software Requirements Before using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter make sure your system meets the following hardware and software requirements TABLE 1 1 Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware and Software Requirements Hardware requirements Sun systems with an available PCI slot Software requirements Solaris 2 5 1 Hardware 4 97 and later Solaris releases Firmware OpenBoot PROM version 3 0 or greater External transceivers Sun MII AUI transceiver order number X467A IEEE 802 3u compliant third party transceivers that support speeds of 10 or 100 Mbps and allow connection to fiber and Category 3 4 and 5 UTP cable depending on the type of MII transceiver Media Independent Interface MIT Connector The MII on the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter enables connection to external FastEthernet transceivers thereby allowing compatibility with different wiring types By default the driver selects the MII connection See TABLE 1 1 for compatibility standards Prior to proceeding you should decide which network connection to use either the RJ 45 or the but not both See External Transceivers on page 16 or your external transceiver documentation for more detailed information 2 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 Features Following is a list of the Sun FastEthern
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6. The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book Typeface or Symbol AaBbCc123 AaBbCc123 AaBbCc123 AaBbCc123 Meaning The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output What you type contrasted with on screen computer output Command line placeholder replace with a real name or value Book titles new words or terms or words to be emphasized Example Edit your login file Use 1s a to list all files machine name You have mail machine name su Password To delete a file type rm filename Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class options You must be root to do this x Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 Shell Prompts The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell Bourne shell and Korn shell Shell Prompt C shell machine name C shell superuser machine namet Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Related Documents The following documents contain topics that relate to the information in the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide Title Part Number Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals 801 5488 SunVTS 2 0 User s Guide 802 5331 Platform Notes The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver 802 5333 OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual 802 5837 xi Ordering Sun Documents Su
7. the Stop A keys to interrupt the boot process and to get to the ok prompt 3 Use the show devs command to list the system devices You should see output similiar the following example displayed on your screen ok show devs SUNW ffb le 0 SUNW UltraSPARC IIG0 0 counter timerG81f 1c00 pci 1f 2000 pci 1f 4000 virtual memory memory 0 60000000 aliases options openprom chosen packages pci81f 4000 SUNW hmeQ4 1 pcit 1f 4000 pci108e 1000 4 pciQ1f 4000 pciQ2 pci 1f 4000 scsi 3 pcit 1f 4000 network 1 1 pci 1f 4000 ebuse l pci lf 4000 scsi 3 tape pci lf 4000 scsi 3 disk m SUNW hme identifies the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Ethernet device m network identifies the motherboard network interface If these devices are not listed check that the adapter is properly seated and reinstall the adapter if necessary Diagnostics Testing For Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter diagnostic testing see Appendix A Using the selftest Diagnostics and refer to the SunVTS User s Guide 8 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 Auto Negotiation A key feature of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter is auto negotiation The auto negotiation protocol as specified by the 100BASE T standard selects the operation mode half duplex or full duplex and auto sensing protocol selects the speed 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps for the adapter The link speed and
8. 1 Product Overview describes the hardware and software requirements of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter as well as the adapter features Chapter 2 Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter tells you how to install the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter into your system Chapter 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter explains how to verify that the adapter is functioning properly and how to customize its performance Appendix A Using the selftest Diagnostics describes how to use the FCode selftest to verify the functionality of the adapter Appendix B Interface Signals lists the PCI adapter s pin characteristics Appendix C Specifications lists the hardware specifications Preface ix UNIX Commands This document may not include specific software commands or procedures Instead it may name software tasks and refer you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware The type of information that you might need to use references for includes Shutting down the system Booting the system Configuring devices Other basic software procedures See one or more of the following m Solaris 2 x Handbook for SMCC Peripherals contains Solaris 2 x software commands mw Online AnswerBook for the complete set of documentation supporting the Solaris 2 x software environment m Other software documentation that you received with your system Typographic Conventions
9. GND 8 RX_DV 28 GND 9 RX_CLK 29 GND 10 RX_ER 30 GND 11 TX_ER 31 GND 12 TX_CLK 32 GND 13 TX_EN 33 GND 14 TXD lt 0 gt 34 GND 15 TXD lt 1 gt 35 GND 16 TXD lt 2 gt 36 GND 17 TXD lt 3 gt 37 GND 18 COL 38 GND 19 CRS 39 GND 20 5V 40 5V Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 RJ 45 Connector Signals TABLE B 2 RJ 45 Connector Signals Pin Signal 1 Transmit Transmit Receive No Connection No Connection Receive No Connection D N Os Gi amp N No Connection Appendix B Interface Signals 21 22 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 APPENDIX C Specifications Physical Characteristics TABLE C 1 Physical Characteristics Dimension Measurement Length with bracket 7 395 in 186 06 mm Width with bracket 4 759 in 120 88 mm Height not including PCB Primary component side 0 570 in 14 48 mm Back side 0 105 in 2 67 mm Weight 0 28 15 127 g 23 Power Requirements TABLE C 2 Power Requirements Specification Measurement Maximum power consumption 15 Watts Voltage 5V 5 Ripple Maximum 100 mV Performance Specifications TABLE C 3 Performance Specifications Feature PCI clock PCI data burst transfer rate PCI data Address lines PCI modes MII 100BASE TX transfer rate 10BASE T transfer rate Specification 33 MHz max 132 MB sec AD31 0 Master slave 25 MHz rate f
10. PCI Adapter interface as the boot device for your system v To Boot from the Network 1 At the ok prompt type The show devs command lists the system devices You should see the full path name of the hme device similar to this example pci81f 2000 SUNW hmeQ1 1 2 Type ok boot pci 1f 2000 SUNW hme 1 1 12 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 Post Installation Procedures Optional Perform the tasks in the following sections to customize the performance of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Configuring Driver Parameters The hme device driver controls the SUNW hme Ethernet device The device driver automatically selects the link speed using the auto negotiation protocol with the link partner See Auto Negotiation on page 9 You can manually configure the hme device driver parameters to customize each SUNW hme device in your system in three ways m Configure the hme driver parameters generally for all SUNW hme devices in the system by entering the parameter variables in the etc system file m Set a parameter on a per device basis by creating the hme conf file in the kernel drv directory m Use the ndd 1M utility to temporarily change a parameter This change is lost when you reboot the system Refer to the Platform Notes The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver document for more information on configuring driver parameters This document is also available on the Sola
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13. atures 3 Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 5 v TolInstall the Adapter 5 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 7 Verifying the Installation 7 v To Verify the Installation 7 Diagnostics Testing 8 Auto Negotiation 9 Monitoring Network Activity 10 Rebooting the System 10 Configuring Host Files 11 v To Prepare Your System for the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 11 Booting from the Network 12 v To Boot from the Network 12 Post Installation Procedures Optional 13 Contents vii Configuring Driver Parameters 13 Increasing TCP IP Performance 13 Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 14 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter s 1ocal mac address Property 15 External Transceivers 16 A Using the selftest Diagnostics 17 Ethernet FCode selftest Diagnostic 18 B Interface Signals 19 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Connectors 19 MII Connector Signals 20 RJ 45 Connector Signals 21 C Specifications 23 Physical Characteristics 23 Power Requirements 24 Performance Specifications 24 viii Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 Preface This manual describes how to install and confgure your Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter The procedures in this manual assume that you are a system or network administrator experienced in installing similar hardware in a Solaris operating environment How This Book Is Organized The document is organized as follows Chapter
14. connected to an active network To monitor network activity or incoming network packets type the following at the ok promp ok apply watch net lt full path name of the hme interface gt Internal loopback test succeeded Transceiver check passed Looking for Ethernet Packets is a Good Packet X is a Bad Packet Type any key to stop Note In the example above full path name of the hme interface is the full path name of the hme interface Use the show devs command at the ok prompt to display the full path name of the hme device Rebooting the System After you have examined the network activity perform a reconfiguration boot on your system so the operating environment can recognize the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Perform a reconfiguration boot on the system ok boot r Refer to the Solaris 2 x Peripheral s Handbook for more information 10 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 Configuring Host Files After installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter you must create a hostname hme lt num gt file for its Ethernet interface You must also assign an IP address and a hostname for its Ethernet interface in the etc hosts file Your system motherboard Ethernet interface network uses the hme driver as well with an interface identified as hme0 The number 0 following hme represents the first instance of the interface
15. ercises most functionality of the adapter sub section by sub section and checks for the following conditions m Isolates faulty FRUs m Checks with a high confidence that no hardware fault exists on No Trouble Found NTF m Checks connectivity during adapter card installation m Verifies that all components are functional Ethernet FCode selftest Diagnostic Type the following to run selftest using the test command ok setenv diag switch true ok test lt device path gt Hme register test succeeded Internal loopback test succeeded Transceiver check Using Onboard Transceiver Link Up passed Doing more loopback tests passed ok The following tests are run when the test command is executed hme register MAC Internal Loopback 100 Mbps PHY Loopback 100 Mbps TP Loopback 10 Mbps XCVR Loopback 18 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 APPENDIX B Interface Signals This appendix lists the interface signals of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter s connectors Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Connectors 40 pin MII Connector RJ 45 Connector FIGURE B 1 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Connectors 20 Connector Signals TABLE B 1 MII Connector Signals Pin Signal Pin Signal 1 5V 21 5V 2 MDIO 22 GND 3 MDC 23 GND 4 RXD lt 3 gt 24 GND 5 RXD lt 2 gt 25 GND 6 RXD lt 1 gt 26 GND 7 RXD lt 0 gt 27
16. et PCI Adapter features PCI Ethernet Interface 32 bit PCI up to 33 MHz 32 bit target access to internal registers 8 16 or 32 bit target access to configuration registers 32 bit master data transfers Two DMA channels with 2 Kbyte FIFOs Unique IEEE MAC address stored on board MII Interface m MII complies with IEEE 802 3u standard m Connects to TX T4 FX AUI and all supporting transceivers m Rate of 2 5 MHz for 10 Mbps and 25 MHz for 100 Mbps Network Interface m 10BASE T and 100BASE TX interfaces with auto negotiation half duplex and full duplex capabilities PCI PCI Local Bus Rev 2 1 compliant 32 bit PCI up to 33 MHz Universal add in 3 3V and 5V signaling One 64K x 8 OpenBoot PROM Chapter 1 Product Overview 3 4 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 CHAPTER 2 Installing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter This chapter describes procedures for installing the adapter in your system Note Refer to your system installation or service manual for detailed instructions for the following tasks To Install the Adapter Power off your system and open the system unit Attach the adhesive copper strip of the wrist strap to the metal casing of the power supply Wrap the other end twice around your wrist with the adhesive side against your skin Holding the PCI adapter by the edges unpack and place it on an antistatic surface Remove the PCI fi
17. form Notes The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver document for more information on the hme device driver and forcing network speed This document is also available on the Solaris AnswerBook Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter s local mac address Property The network interface of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter is assigned a unique MAC Media Access Control address which represents the 48 bit ethernet address for the channel The OpenBoot firmware reports this MAC address via the local mac address property in the device nodes corresponding to the network interfaces A system is not obligated to use this assigned MAC address if it has a system wide MAC address In such cases the system wide MAC address applies to all network interfaces on the system The device driver or any other adapter utility can use the network device s MAC address 1ocal mac address while configuring it In future Solaris releases you will be able to use the channel s MAC address when booting over the network The mac address property of the network device specifies the network address system wide or 1ocal mac address used for booting the system To start using the MAC addresses assigned to the network interface of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter set the NVRAM configuration variable 1ocal mac address to true ok setenv local mac address true Chapter 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 15 16 External Transceivers Some external transcei
18. he following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation EC Europe This equipment complies with the following requirements of the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC EN55022 CISPR22 1985 Class B EN50082 1 IEC801 2 1991 4 kV direct 8 kV air IEC801 3 1984 3V m IEC801 4 1988 EN61000 3 2 IEC1000 3 2 1994 Pass 1 0 kV power lines 0 5 kV signal lines Safety This equipment complies with the following requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC e EN60950 IEC950 1993 Supplementary Information This product was tested and complies with all the requirements for the CE Mark when connected to a Sun workstation or server S S Dennis P Symanski Date John Shades Date Manager Product Compliance Sun Microsystems Computer Company 2550 Garcia Avenue M S UMPK15 102 Mt View CA 94043 USA Tel 415 786 3255 Fax 415 786 3723 Manager Quality Assurance Sun Microsystems Limited Springfield Linlithgow West Lothian EH49 7LR Scotland United Kingdom Tel 0506 670000 Fax 0506 760011 S amp Sun microsystems THE NETWORK IS THE COMPUTER Declaration of Conformity vi Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 Contents Product Overview 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 2 Media Independent Interface Connector 2 Fe
19. ller panel from the slot in which you want to insert the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Holding the PCI adapter by the edges align the adapter edge connector with the PCI slot Slide the adapter face plate into the small slot at the end of the PCI opening Applying even pressure at both corners of the adapter push the PCI adapter until it is firmly seated in the slot Caution Do not use excesive force when installing the adapter into the PCI slot You may damage the adapter s PCI connector If the adapter does not seat properly when you apply even pressure remove the adapter and carefully reinstall it again 7 If necessary reinstall the PCI filler panel in the unused PCI opening 8 Detach the wrist strap and close the system unit Note See the next chapter to complete the software configuration and additional setup procedures 6 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 CHAPTER 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter This chapter tells you how to verify that the adapter is functioning properly and how to optimize its performance Verifying the Installation Before booting the system verify the installation by performing the tasks that follow Refer to the Solaris Handbook for SMCC Peripherals manual or your Solaris documentation for the detailed instructions v To Verify the Installation 1 Power on the system 2 When the banner is displayed press
20. modes supported by the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter are listed as follows in decreasing order of priority 100 Mbps full duplex 100 Mbps half duplex 10 Mbps full duplex 10 Mbps half duplex When the system is booted the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter advertises these capabilities to the Link Partner at the other end of the link a hub switch or another network interface card NIC in a host system If the Link Partner also supports auto negotiation it will advertise its capabilities over the link The common highest priority mode supported by both sides is selected automatically for the link operation If the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter is connected to a remote system or to an interface that is not capable of auto negotiation your system automatically selects the speed and half duplex mode If the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter is connected to a Link Partner in which auto negotiation protocol is not operational you can configure the device to not use this protocol and force the driver to set up the link in the mode and speed of your choice Refer to the Platform Notes The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver document for more information on the hme device driver and auto negotiation This document is also available in the Solaris AnswerBook Chapter 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 9 Monitoring Network Activity Perform the following task to verify that the system recognizes the Ethernet connection Make sure that you are
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22. or 100 Mbps 2 5 MHz rate for 10 Mbps Conforms to IEEE 802 3u Connects to TX FX AUI or any other MII compatible external transceivers 100 Mbps in each direction for full duplex 10 Mbps in each direction for full duplex 24 SunFastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 Ordering Sun Documents SunDocs is a distribution program for technical documentation and is available from SunExpress order or for more information Country Phone Fax Country Phone Fax Belgium 02 72 09 09 02 72 88 50 Luxembourg 32 2 72 09 09 32 2 725 88 50 Canada 1 800 873 7869 1 800 944 0661 Sweden 020 79 57 26 020 79 57 27 France 0800 90 61 57 080 90 61 58 Switzerland 0800 55 19 26 0800 55 19 27 Germany 01 30 81 61 31 01 30 81 61 92 United Kingdom 0800 89 88 88 0800 89 88 87 Holland 06 022 34 45 06 022 34 46 United States 1 800 873 7869 1 800 944 0661 Japan 0120 33 9096 0120 33 9097 World Wide Web nttp www sun com sunexpress Sun Welcomes Your Comments We are interested in improving our documentation and welcome your comments Use the reader comment card or send comments via email to smcc docs sun com You can also send a fax to SMCC Doc Feedback at 1 415 786 6443 Please include the part number of your document in the subject line of your email or fax message Reader Comment Card For the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide part number 805 1759 10 1 Were the procedu
23. reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Shielded Cables Connections between the workstation and peripherals must be made using shielded cables in order to maintain compliance with FCC radio frequency emission limits Networking connections can be made using unshielded twisted pair UTP cables Modifications Any modifications made to this device that are not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment FCC Class B Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation
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26. ris AnswerBook Increasing TCP IP Performance You can increase the TCP IP performance of the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter by changing the TCP highwater mark to 64K This can be done with the ndd 1M utility as shown in the following procedure Chapter 3 Using the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter 13 wv To Increase TCP IP Performance As superuser type ndd set dev tcp tcp_xmit_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_recv_hiwat 65535 ndd set dev tcp tcp_cwnd_max 65534 The changes will take effect immediately and affect all system networking interfaces Forcing Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps W To Force Network Speed Between 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps 1 At the ok prompt use the show devs command to list the system devices The full path name of the hme device similar to this example is displayed pci81f 2000 SUNW hmeQ1 1 2 Type ok nvedit 3 Type the following pressing the Return key at the end of line 0 0 probe all install console banner 1 apply transfer speed 10 full path name of the hme device 4 Press the Control C keys after typing full path name of the hme device Note In the above example the speed is forced to 10 Mbps To force the speed to 100 Mbps replace 10 with 100 14 Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 5 Type ok nvstore ok setenv use nvramrc true 6 Reboot your system Refer to the Plat
27. vers support multiple link capabilities such as 100BASE T4 100BASE TX and 10BASE T but not auto negotiation In this case the driver attempts to bring up the link in the highest priority capability in the following descending order of priority m 100BASE T4 m 100BASE TX m 10BASE T To bring up your external transceiver in a lower priority capability you must configure the driver parameters to force the link to the desired mode Refer to your external transceiver documentation or the Platform Notes The hme Fast Ethernet Device Driver document for more information on forcing the link mode When using an external transceiver with the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter your system may not report the speed at which the link is operating either 10 or 100 Mbps Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User s Guide July 1997 APPENDIX A Using the selftest Diagnostics The following tests are available to help identify problems when the system containing the Sun FastEthernet PCI Adapter does not boot The FCode selftest is added to the device tree during the probing phase of the OpenBoot PROM start up sequence You can invoke the FCode selftest diagnostics by using the OpenBoot user interface test or test all commands If you encounter an error while running the diagnostics appropriate messages will be displayed Refer to the OpenBoot 3 x Command Reference Manual for more information on the test and test all commands selftest ex
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