Testing The System - Compaq AlphaServer DS10 Reference Manual

2.7

Testing the System

The test command runs console-based exercisers for devices in
the system. Ctrl/C can abort testing.
Syntax: test [-t time ] [-q] [ option ]
-t time Specifies the run time in seconds. The default for system test is
120 seconds (2 minutes).
Disables the display of status messages as exerciser processes
-q
are started and stopped during testing. Sets the environment
variable d_verbose to zero.
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. Select
Tru64 UNIX Console (SRM) or OpenVMS Console (SRM) from the
Advanced CMOS Setup of the AlphaBIOS console screen, save the setting by
pressing the F10 key, and then reset the system.
Example 2–11 Test Command
>>> test
environment variable t_cnt created
System test, runtime 150 seconds
Type ^C if you wish to abort testing once it has started
Default zone extended at the expense of memzone.
Use INIT before booting
Testing Ethernet device(s)
Testing VGA
Testing Memory
Testing IDE/ATAPI disks (read-only)
Testing SCSI disks (read-only)
Testing DKA* devices (read-only)..
No other SCSI disks to test
Testing floppy drive (dva0, read-only)
No diskette present, skipping floppy test
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