3.9.1. Options

This information describes the two ways to run dm3post:

• Running dm3post from the Command Line
• Running dm3post via SNMP

Running dm3post from the Command Line

The run command for dm3post is as follows:

dm3post [parameter_list]

The dm3post tool uses the command-line parameters listed below. The user may choose to run diagnostics, display the help screen, or display the program version, but only one request is supported per invocation.

Parameter	Description
-s<n>	Slot number (required) where n = 0..31
-b<n>	Bus number (optional if there is only one bus OR if slot number is unique when there is more than one bus) where n = 0..6 for WINDOWS and n = 0..7 for Linux
-h	Displays the program help (optional). No diagnostics will be run if this parameter is used.
-v	Displays the program version (optional). No diagnostics will be run if this parameter is used.

Example: This example runs dm3post on slot 17, bus 0:

dm3post -s17 -b0

You will get this response:

 Do you wish to continue (y/n)?

If you answer Y, the following will be printed to the screen:

 dm3post processing...

The success or error message will be printed.

Running dm3post via SNMP

To run dm3post via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), perform the following steps:

1. Stop the board to be diagnosed.
2. Using an SNMP MIB browser, locate and highlight the following object: dlgHiIdentAdminStatus.
3. Enter a 0 in the Mib Instance window and a 3 in the SNMP Set Value window.
4. Verify that the board has stopped.
5. Run dm3post.
6. Using an SNMP MIB browser, locate and highlight the following object: dlgHiIdentAdminStatus.
7. Enter a 0 in the Mib Instance window and a 5 in the SNMP Set Value window.
8. POST diagnostics will start to run. They should take about 60 to 90 seconds to complete.

Upon completion, the dlgHiIdentAdminStatus variable will transition from Diagnose to Stopped and a state transition trap will be generated. A text description of the diagnostic result will be stored in the dlgHiIdentErrorMessage variable associated with the board.

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