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Service Manual PRELIMINARY
3.3
Running Diagnostics — Test Command
The test command runs diagnostics on the entire system, CPU devices, memory
devices, and the PCI I/O subsystem. The test command runs only from the SRM
console. Ctrl/C stops the test. The console must NOT be secure.
Example 3–1 Test Command Syntax
P00>>> help test
FUNCTION
SYNOPSIS
test ([-q] [-t <time>] [option]
where option is:
cpun
memn
pcin
where n = 0, 1 or * for CPUs and PCIs
where n = 0 through 7 or * for MEM
The entire system is tested by default if no is option specified.
NOTE: If you are running the Microsoft Windows NT operating system, switch from
AlphaBIOS to the SRM console in order to enter the test command. From the
AlphaBIOS console, press in the Halt button (the LED will light) and reset the
system, or select DIGITAL UNIX (SRM) or OpenVMS (SRM) from the Advanced
CMOS Setup screen and reset the system.
test [-t time] [-q] [option]
-t time
Specifies the run time in seconds. The default for system test is 600
seconds (10 minutes).
-q
Disables the display of status messages as exerciser processes are
started and stopped during testing.
option
Either cpun, memn, or pcin, where n is 0, 1, or * for CPUs and PCIs;
or. where n is 0 through 7, or * for menory. If nothing is specified, the
entire system is tested.
