Compaq AlphaServer 1200 User Manual page 111

The test command runs console-based exercisers for devices in the system.
Testing can be aborted by Ctrl/C.
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 the Reset button, wait 5 seconds, then press
the Halt button. Or, select DIGITAL UNIX Console (SRM) or OpenVMS
Console (SRM) from the Advanced CMOS Setup screen and reset the
system.
The syntax is:
test [-t time] [-q] [option]
-t time Specifies the run time in seconds. The default for system test is 1200
seconds (20 minutes).
-q Disables the display of status messages as exerciser processes are
started and stopped during testing. Sets the environment variable
d_verbose to zero.
option Either cpun, memn, or pcin, where n is 0, 1, or *. If nothing is
specified, the entire system is tested.
SRM Console 4-25