Specifications

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SERVSWITCH™ AFFINITY
Table 3-4. The standard diagnostic-screen messages.
Diagnostic Messages Description
Kernel Version Indicates version ID of the kernel program being run by
the Port Card in the Affinity’s lowest-numbered occupied
slot (all of the Port Cards should be running the same
version). A new kernel may be downloaded into the
Affinity through one of its serial ports; see Section 7.2.3.
Overlay Version Indicates version ID of the firmware of the on-screen
display board.
Kernel Program
Reports results of checksum calculation of kernel program
memory. Any result other than GOOD terminates the
diagnostic sequence, indicating a hardware failure.
Static RAM Reports results of static memory test. Any result other
than GOOD terminates the diagnostic sequence,
indicating a hardware failure.
Configuration Reports results of checksum calculation of configuration
memory. Any result other than GOOD terminates the
diagnostic sequence, indicating a hardware failure.
Board Number Indicates the slot number (“1” through “4”) of the user
port or serial port through which the diagnostics are being
reported. Refer to Figures 2-2 and 2-3 in Section 2.3.
Communication ID Indicates the Port Card number (“1” through “256”) of
the KVM port or serial port through which the
diagnostics are being reported.
Communication Reports result of a communications test among all the
cards in the system.
Local Ports Reports number of CPU ports detected in this unit.
Program Version Indicates revision ID of the main program being run by
the Port Card in the Affinity’s lowest-numbered occupied
slot (all of the Port Cards should be running the same
version). A new main program may be downloaded into
the Affinity through one of its serial ports; see
Section 7.2.3.
Main Program Reports results of checksum calculation of main
program memory. Any result other than GOOD
terminates the diagnostic sequence, indicating a
hardware failure.