JAVA/Sun Exam Questions

What should you do?

You want to see the Power On Self Test (POST) information as a Solaris 9 machine boots up. What should you do?

A.
Bring the machine to the ok prompt, then type the boot a command.

B.
Bring the machine to the ok prompt, then type the reset-all command.

C.
Attach a terminal device to serial port A with a null modem cable and turn the machine on.

D.
With a graphic console and keyboard attached, turn the machine on, then press the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace key.

Explanation:

When a Solaris machine boots it first check for the existence of a keyboard. If no keyboard is found then output from the boot process is sent to the serial cable. If a dumb terminal screen or PC using HyperTerminal is attached to the serial port then the output will be displayed on the screen.