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Update Date:2011-01-11
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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1008863.1 :   Prtdiag shows limited information or no information  


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PreviouslyPublishedAs
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Symptoms
Prtdiag does not include all machine hardware configuration and environmental data.
Specifically, output from the prtdiag command may show only the following information:
# /usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/prtdiag -v
System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u (2 X UltraSPARC-III)
System clock frequency: 150 MHz
Memory size: 1024 Megabytes
========================= CPUs =========================
Run Ecache CPU CPU
Brd CPU Module MHz MB Impl. Mask
--- --- ------- ----- ------ ------ ----
0 0 0 750 8.0 US-III 5.2
0 1 1 750 8.0 US-III 5.2
========================= IO Cards ========================

(nothing after this)

Or, running prtdiag results in the following error:

# /usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/prtdiag -v
picl_initialize failed: Daemon not responding


Resolution
To resolve this issue, first verify that the required picld packages are installed on the system:
# pkginfo -l | grep picl
PKGINST: SUNWpiclr
PKGINST: SUNWpiclu
DESC: PICL Daemon, Libraries, prtpicl client and plug-in modules
PKGINST: SUNWpiclx

If the packages are not installed, then install the packages from the Solaris media. It is important to use the picld packages that came with your version of Solaris[TM] Operating System. To find out what version you have type:

# more /etc/release

If the SUNWpiclr, SUNWpiclu, and SUNWpiclx packages are installed, stop and then restart the picld daemon to try and resolve the problem.

For Solaris 7, 8 & 9:

# /etc/init.d/picld stop
# /etc/init.d/picld start

Note: Solaris[TM] 10 uses different commands to stop and start the picld daemon.

To disable and offline (stop) picld under Solaris 10:
# /usr/sbin/svcadm disable svc:/system/picl
Verify picld not active:
# ps -ef |grep picld
root 21144 20937   0 17:56:43 pts/1       0:00 grep picld
To enable picld under Solaris 10:
# /usr/sbin/svcadm enable svc:/system/picl
To restart picld under Solaris 10:
# /usr/sbin/svcadm restart svc:/system/picl
Verify picld active:
# ps -ef |grep picld
root 21294     1   1 18:01:25             0:01 /usr/lib/picl/picld
root 21315 20937   0 18:01:35 pts/1       0:00 grep picld

If none of these solutions resolve the problem, remove the picld packages and re-install them using pkgrm and pkgadd.

Once resolved, the prtdiag output should now look similar to the following:

# /usr/platform/sun4u/sbin/prtdiag -v
System Configuration: Sun Microsystems sun4u (2 X UltraSPARC-III)
System clock frequency: 150 MHZ
Memory size: 1GB
==================================== CPUs ====================================
E$ CPU CPU Temperature
CPU Freq Size Impl. Mask Die Ambient
--- -------- ---------- ------ ---- -------- --------
0 750 MHz 8MB US-III 5.2 79 C 28 C
1 750 MHz 8MB US-III 5.2 79 C 27 C
================================= IO Devices =================================
Bus Freq
Brd Type MHz Slot Name Model
--- ---- ---- ---- -------------------------------- ----------------------
0 pci 66 4 SUNW,qlc-pci1077,2200.5 (scsi-fc+
0 pci 33 5 ebus/parallel-ns87317-ecpp (para+
0 pci 33 5 ebus/serial-sab82532 (serial)
0 pci 33 5 network-pci108e,1101.1 (network) SUNW,pci-eri
0 pci 33 5 firewire-pci108e,1102.1001 (fire+
0 pci 33 6 scsi-pci1000,f.37 (scsi-2)
0 pci 33 6 scsi-pci1000,f.37 (scsi-2)
============================ Memory Configuration ============================
Segment Table:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Base Address Size Interleave Factor Contains
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
0x0 1GB 2 BankIDs 0,2
Bank Table:
-----------------------------------------------------------
Physical Location
ID ControllerID GroupID Size Interleave Way
-----------------------------------------------------------
0 0 0 512MB 0
2 0 0 512MB 1
Memory Module Groups:
--------------------------------------------------
ControllerID GroupID Labels
--------------------------------------------------
0 0 J0100,J0202,J0304,J0406
============================ Environmental Status ============================
Fan Speeds:
----------------------------
Fan Device Speed
----------------------------
system 34%
cpu 58%
power-supply 100%
================================ HW Revisions ================================
ASIC Revisions:
---------------
pci: Rev 3
pci: Rev 3
ebus: Rev 1
System PROM revisions:
----------------------
OBP 4.5.4 2001/12/19 14:37
POST 4.5.4 2001/12/21 10:55
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Internal Comments
Audited/updated 11/09/09 - ian.macdonald@Sun.COM, Entry Level SPARC Content Team

prtdiag, picl, picld
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Change History
Date: 2006-10-20
User Name: 7058
Action: Approved
Comment: Updates OK to publish.
Version: 3
Date: 2006-10-19
User Name: 7058
Action: Accept
Comment:
Version: 0
Date: 2006-10-19
User Name: 11510
Action: Approved
Comment: Solaris 10 additions look good
moving on to final review

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