Setting Up An Echo Server; Running The Diagnostic Tests; Changing The Test Parameters; What To Do If A Test Fails - Dell OptiPlex Gs Reference And Installation Manual

Setting Up an Echo Server

To set up a system as an echo server, follow these steps:
1. Complete steps 1 through 4 in "Configuring the
NIC" found earlier in this chapter.
2. From the Main Menu, select
DIAGNOSTIC/TROUBLESHOOTING
3. From the Configuration and Diagnostic screen,
select
CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM
and press < >.
ENTER
4. From the Test menu, select
< >.
ENTER
5. Click the Start button to make the system an echo
server.

Running the Diagnostic Tests

To run the diagnostic tests, follow these steps:
1. Complete steps 1 through 4 in "Configuring the
NIC" found earlier in this chapter.
2. From the Main Menu, select
DIAGNOSTIC/TROUBLESHOOTING
3. From the Configuration and Diagnostic screen,
select
CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM
and press < >.
ENTER
4. From the Test menu, select
< >.
ENTER
5. Enable the Group 3 test. Then select
< >.
ENTER
6. From the Test menu, select
< >.
ENTER
The Run Tests dialog box appears with the
option highlighted.
7. Press < > to start the tests.
ENTER
8. When the tests have finished, select
Configuration and Diagnostic screen. Then exit the
echo server program on the echo server system.
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CONFIGURATION/
and press < >.
ENTER
and press
ECHO SERVER
CONFIGURATION/
and press < >.
ENTER
and press
TEST SETUP
and press
OK
and press
RUN TESTS
START
from the
QUIT

Changing the Test Parameters

To change the default test parameters for a diagnostic
test, follow these steps:
1. Complete steps 1 through 4 in "Configuring the
NIC" found earlier in this chapter.
2. From the Main Menu, select
DIAGNOSTIC/TROUBLESHOOTING
3. From the Configuration and Diagnostic screen,
select
CONFIGURATION AND DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM
and press < >.
ENTER
4. From the Test menu, select
< >.
ENTER
5. Press < > until you select the field containing the
TAB
test parameter you want to change. Then, depending
on the field you chose, do one of the following:
•
In the Group Select box, use the arrow keys to
select a test group.
•
In the Group 1 Tests box, use the arrow keys to
highlight a test. Then press <
enable or disable a particular test.
•
In the Repetitions box, type the number of test
iterations you want or use the arrow keys to
select
CONTINUOUS
•
In the Errors box, press <
disable the
HALT ON ERROR
6. When you have finished making changes to the
test parameters, select
7. To run the diagnostic tests with the new test
parameters, select
and press < >.
ENTER

What to Do If a Test Fails

To examine the results of a failed diagnostic test, follow
these steps:
1. Highlight the test that failed and press <
2. Select and press <
ZOOM
CONFIGURATION/
and press <
and press
TEST SETUP
> to
SPACEBAR
.
> to enable or
SPACEBAR
parameter.
and press <
OK ENTER
from the Test menu
RUN TESTS
ENTER
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