test alarms
Issue 5 October 2002
527
555-233-119
Several alarms may be logged against a single maintenance object, each alarm
representing a different problem. Even if there are multiple entries in the alarm log
for a single object, test alarms tests each physical object only once.
!
WARNING:
Executing a clear with short option may not clear all alarms, even if all tests
pass.
Action/
Object
Qualifier
Qualifier Description
Logins
Defaults
Feature
Interactions
test alarms
auto-
page
failures
step
short
long
repeat
number
clear
schedule
New screen displays when current
screen fills
1
Only the failures (hardware, aborts,
conflicts, EPN-down) display
Allows “stepping” to the next or previous
alarm (current alarm not tested)
2
Option for a brief series of
nondestructive diagnostic tests.
Option for a longer, more
comprehensive test series (includes a
destructive test)
How many times each test in the
sequence is repeated (1-100)
This option causes the test sequence
(short or long) to repeat until the alarm
(if any) is cleared or a single test in the
sequence fails.
3
Use the screen to schedule execution of
the command. The command is placed
in the command queue and is executed
at the specified time. The information
displayed by the command is sent to the
system printer instead of the screen.
4
Examples:
test alarms
test alarms step failures
test alarms long clear auto-page
test alarms long failures
1
If auto-page option is not specified, the screen does not refresh once filled, and testing stops until the user
presses PAGE (continue) or CANCEL (halts testing).
2
Press CANCEL to abort the command, ENTER to test the currently displayed alarm, NEXT ALARM (function
key) to move to the next alarm, and PREV ALARM (function key) to move to the previous alarm without testing
the currently displayed alarm. If this option is entered, then the NEXT ALARM (function key) or PREV ALARM
(function key) can be pressed at any time during the command, even during test results. If NEXT ALARM or
PREV ALARM is pressed during a test, the test is aborted, testing of the current alarm stops, and the next or
previous alarm displays. If the first alarm is displayed and PREV ALARM is pressed, then the last alarm is
displayed. If the last alarm is currently displayed and the NEXT ALARM is requested, then the first alarm
displays. The only way to terminate this command is to press CANCEL.
3
If no alarms are registered against the maintenance object then the test sequence is run only once. The long
clear option forces a clear of all alarms if no errors are encountered during testing. The short clear option only
clears alarms pertinent to tests in the short sequence. SEE WARNINGS BELOW.
4
See the Report Scheduler and System Printer feature specification for more details.
init
inads
craft
nms
Test
sequence
= short;
repeat = 1
See below