Reviewing the Startup Display
Table 6–3 describes the startup display in more detail.
Table 6–3 Startup Display Information
Item Description
CPU Lists the CPU type, the firmware revision numbers and the
type of processor.
ASIC Status of the Application-specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs),
on the system board and on the I/O board.
MEM Total amount of memory and its status.
NVR Status of non-volatile RAM and time of year (TOY) component.
SCC Status of the Serial Communication Controller, which includes
the keyboard and mouse tests.
NI Status of the Ethernet network interface (NI) and the Ethernet
address of your system.
SCSI Status of SCSI buses.
ISDN Status of ISDN/audio chip.
TC0 Status of TURBOchannel device(s). There are three
TURBOchannel slots available, 0, 1 and 2. This example
indicates one TURBOchannel device installed in slot 0.
Startup Errors
If you see any error messages on the startup display screen, see
Chapter 13 for more information.
The show
Commands
The
show
console commands test your system and display
the status of its components, memory modules, and optional
devices. The
show config
command lists the status of system
components, revisions, and installed TURBOchannel options.
The
show device
command lists the status of the Ethernet
interface and any optional devices, such as SCSI internal disk
drives. For information about using these commands and
interpreting the results, see Chapter 13.
If You Have a
Server
Ensure that the
server
environment variable is set to on. See
Chapter 10 for more information.
Starting Up Your System 6–7
