Self Test Logging; Self Test Configuration - Red Hat CERTIFICATE SYSTEM 7.1 - ADMINISTRATOR Administrator's Manual

The self-tests are run at start up and can also be run on demand. The start up self tests run
when the server starts up, and will keep the server from starting up if a critical self-test fails.
The on-demand self tests are run by clicking the self tests button in a new CS window
interface page.
To run an on-demand self test:
Log in to the CS console (see "Logging Into the CS Console" on page 239).
1.
Select Red Hat Certificate System at the top of the left pane.
2.
Select the Self Tests tab.
3.
Click Run.
4.
The self-tests that are configured for this subsystem will run. If any critical self-tests
fail, the server will stop.
The On-Demand Self Tests Results window appears showing the logged events for this
run of the self-tests.

Self Test Logging

A new log,
selftest.log
both the start up self tests and the on-demand self tests. You can configure this log by
changing the setting for the log in the
Configuration," on page 274 for details.

Self Test Configuration

The self tests feature, and individual self tests, are registered and configured in the
file. Self tests can either be "enable" or "disable", meaning that a particular self test is listed
for either on-demand or start up self test, and it can have two states, "nothing" or "critical."
Critical self tests have a semi-colon and the word "critical" after the name of the self-test.
Otherwise, nothing is in this place. The server will shut down when a critical self test fails
during on demand self tests; the server will not start when a critical self test fails during start
up.
The currently implemented self-tests are automatically registered and configured when you
install a CS instance. The self tests that are registered and configured are those associated
with which type of subsystem has been configured with this server instance.
, has been added to the log directory which contains reports for
file. See "Modifying Self Test
CS.cfg
CS.cfg
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