Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
Chapter 1: About this guide........................................................................................................... 5
Notices................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Related documents............................................................................................................................................................. 5
Document revision history.................................................................................................................................................6
Chapter 2: BIOS setup and configuration.......................................................................................7
Power on VEP4600 ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
Create a serial console connection ......................................................................................................7
BIOS access process.......................................................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 3: Dell EMC embedded DIAG OS...................................................................................... 11
Dell embedded diagnostics............................................................................................................................................... 11
PSU (Power Supply Units) diagnostics........................................................................................................................ 12
Fan diagnostics................................................................................................................................................................... 14
I2C diagnostics................................................................................................................................................................... 15
RTC/CMOS diagnostics...................................................................................................................................................18
PCI diagnostics................................................................................................................................................................... 19
DIMM diagnostics.............................................................................................................................................................. 21
IPMI (BMC) diagnostics.................................................................................................................................................. 24
Storage diagnostics.......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Critical Device diagnostics.............................................................................................................................................. 27
Temperature diagnostics................................................................................................................................................. 28
Chapter 4: Dell EMC DIAG OS......................................................................................................30
View DIAG versions...........................................................................................................................................................30
Chapter 5: DIAG OS installation................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 6: Dell EMC DIAG OS tools............................................................................................. 37
edatool............................................................................................................................................................................. 37
cputool............................................................................................................................................................................. 41
eepromtool.....................................................................................................................................................................42
ethtool.............................................................................................................................................................................46
fantool.................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
flashrom.......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
gpiotool.......................................................................................................................................................................... 49
i2ctool............................................................................................................................................................................. 51
ledtool.............................................................................................................................................................................54
lpctool.............................................................................................................................................................................56
memtool.............................................................................................................................................................................57
nvramtool........................................................................................................................................................................ 61
opticstool.....................................................................................................................................................................62
pcitool.............................................................................................................................................................................66
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