Manual Chapter : EUD Tests

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BIG-IP LTM

  • 16.1.1, 16.1.0, 16.0.1, 16.0.0, 15.1.4, 15.1.3, 15.1.2, 15.1.1, 15.1.0, 15.0.1, 15.0.0, 14.1.4, 14.1.3, 14.1.2, 14.1.0, 14.0.1, 14.0.0, 13.1.4, 13.1.3, 13.1.1, 13.1.0, 13.0.1, 13.0.0, 12.1.6, 12.1.5, 12.1.4, 12.1.3, 12.1.2, 12.1.1, 12.1.0, 12.0.0, 11.6.5, 11.6.4, 11.6.3, 11.6.2, 11.6.1, 11.6.0, 11.5.10, 11.5.9, 11.5.8, 11.5.7, 11.5.6, 11.5.5, 11.5.4, 11.5.3, 11.5.2, 11.5.1

BIG-IQ Centralized Management

  • 6.1.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.0, 5.4.0
Manual Chapter

1 System Report

The System Report provides comprehensive details about all system hardware components, including:

  • Serial number
  • F5® part number
  • Host information
  • BIOS version
  • Firmware version
  • Bootloader version
  • Processor, processor version
  • Power supply firmware version
  • Memory in each socket
  • Total memory
  • Storage drives

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: System Report
               

After the report completes successfully, a summary of information displays, and you see this message:

                  
Test Complete: System Report: PASSED
               

2 Transceiver Report

This test checks for transceiver modules installed in the system and reports this information about those modules:

  • Vendor name
  • Part number
  • Revision
  • Media type

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: Transceiver Report
               

After the report completes successfully, you see this message:

                  
Test Complete: Transceiver Report: PASSED
               

3 Sensor Test

This sensor test performs the hardware sensor test on both the motherboard and the switchboard, if applicable, and displays this information:

  • Host temperatures
  • Host voltages
  • Mezzanine temperature
  • Mezzanine voltages
  • CPU temperature
  • CPU fan speeds
  • SuperIO temperatures

When you start the test, you see this message:



		             
                  
Test Begin: Sensor Test
               

After the report completes successfully, you see this message:



		             
                  
Test Complete: Sensor Test: PASSED
               

4 Memory Test

This test verifies the system memory, including this information:

  • Error count
  • Hardware incident count
  • Memory copy rate

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: Memory Test
               

After the test completes successfully, you see this message:

                  
Test Complete: Memory Test: PASSED
               

5 Drive Test

This test verifies the internal status of installed storage drives, including this information:

  • Read error rate
  • Start/Stop count
  • Re-allocated sector count
  • Power on hours count
  • Spin-up retry count
  • Drive calibration retry count
  • Drive power cycle count
  • Offline scan uncorrectable sector count
  • Ultra ATA CRC error rate and multi-zone error rate

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: Drive Test
               

After the test completes successfully, you see this message:

                  
Test Complete: Drive Test: PASSED
               

6 Packet Path Test

This test verifies the internal paths to test the Ethernet interfaces in the system, including between the front panel switch, HSBs, processors, and more.

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: Packet Path Test (excluding modules)
               

After the test completes successfully, you see this message:

                  
Test Complete: Packet Path Test (excluding modules): PASSED
               

7 Power Supply Test

This test reports status about the power supplies installed in the system, including information about the supply manufacturer, voltage, and current and temperature measurements.

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: Power supply Test
               

After the test completes successfully, you see this message:

                  
Test Complete: Power supply Test: PASSED
               

8 Fan Test

This test reports status about the fan trays installed in the system.

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: Fan Test
               

After the test completes successfully, you see this message:

                  
Test Complete: Fan Test: PASSED
               

9 Config Module Test

This test verifies the internal paths to test the configuration modules installed in the system.

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: Config Module Test
               

After the test completes successfully, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: Config Module Test
               

20 LED Test

This test sets each of the possible LED status levels, and prompts you to verify the corresponding color and operation. You must perform this test from the LCD panel.

Important: After you start this interactive test, it times out after five minutes if you do not complete it.

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: Host LED test
               

After the test completes successfully, you see this message:

                  
Test Complete: Front Port LED test: PASSED
               

21 LCD Keypad Test

The LCD Keypad Test verifies the functionality of the LCD panel, including LCD backlight, colors, pixels, and keys. To successfully perform these tests, you need physical access to the LCD panel on the unit that you want to test.
Important: After you start this interactive test, it times out after five minutes if you do not complete it.

When you start the test, you see this message:

                  
Test Begin: LCD test
   Flashing the F5 logo ball to assist with locating the chassis...
   Please answer all questions on the DUT's LCD screen.
   When the test is finished, the content of the log will be displayed below.
   Test Start
   Test Begin: LCD test
   Flashing the F5 logo ball to assist with locating the chassis...
   Please answer all questions on the DUT's LCD screen.
   When the test is finished, the content of the log will be displayed below.
   Test Start
               

After the test completes successfully, you see this message:

Test Complete: LCD Test: PASSED

A Run All (Non-Interactive) Tests

This option runs all tests that are applicable to the system, excluding the interactive tests.

This process takes approximately a half hour.

B Run tests in [A] but exclude test 4 (System Memory Test)

This option runs all tests that are applicable to the system, excluding the interactive tests and the System Memory test.

D Display Test Report Log

This option displays a test report. A report log is stored as the text file /shared/log/eud.log in the host file system.

Important: You must run eud_log from the command line to create output for this report.

S Display Test Summary

This option displays a test summary report that contains the results of all tests run during a test session.

Q Quit EUD and Reboot the System

This option quits the EUD and reboots the system.

Important: Using other methods, such as the reboot command or the command menu option can destabilize the system.