Test - Compaq AlphaServer ES45 Service Manual

4.22 test

The test command verifies all the devices in the system. This command
can be used on all supported operating systems.
Example 4–28 test -lb
P00>>> test -lb
Testing the Memory
Testing the DK* Disks(read only)
No DU* Disks available for testing
No DR* Disks available for testing
Testing the DQ* Disks(read only)
Testing the DF* Disks(read only)
No MK* Tapes available for testing
No MU* Tapes available for testing
Testing the DV* Floppy Disks(read only)
Testing the Serial Port 1(external loopback)
Testing the parallel Port(external loopback)
Testing the VGA (Alphanumeric Mode only)
Testing the EW* Network
P00>>>
The test command also does a quick test on the system speaker. A beep is
emitted as the command starts to run.
The tests are run sequentially, and the status of each subsystem test is
displayed to the console terminal as the tests progress. If a particular device is
not available to test, a message is displayed. The test script does no destructive
testing; that is, it does not write to disk drives.
Syntax
test [argument]
Use the -lb (loopback) argument for console loopback tests.
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