Specifications

86 System Software Diagnostics Guide — September 2006
DM3post Reference
17.3 Options
The following command line options are used with the DM3post tool:
-s<n>
slot number (required). On Windows systems, use Use the Configuration Manager (DCM) to
obtain the board’s slot number. On Linux systems, use the listboards utility, which is described
in the Administration Guide for the software release.
Note: The listboards utility is described in the Administration Guide for the release and the
Configuration Manager is described in the Configuration Guides for the (Windows)
release.
-b<n>
bus number (optional if there is only one bus or if the slot number is unique)
-l
logs event (optional). Output is logged to dm3post.log.
-q
suppresses output (optional). The tool operates in silent mode.
-r
resets board before retrieving diagnostics results (optional). If not set, results displayed will be
those generated at board startup.
-h
displays the tool’s help screen
-v
displays the program version
Example 1: Run DM3post on a board in slot 17, bus 0
The following example runs DM3post on a board in slot 17, bus 0:
dm3post -s17 -b0
You will get the following response:
You have chosen to read the initial POST diagnostic results from the board in slot 17, bus 0. No
board reset will occur.
Do you wish to continue (y/n)?
If you answer Y, the following will be printed to the screen:
Retrieving results...
The success/failure message will be printed to the screen when POST is complete. Here is an
example:
SUCCESS: POST passed for board in slot 17, bus 0. Diagnostic Codes: 0x03 0xfc