Reading The Console Event Log; The Test Command - DEC AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Manual

Reading the Console Event Log

The system maintains a console event log consisting of status messages received
during startup testing. If problems occur during startup, standard error messages
may be embedded in the console event log. To display the console event log, use the
cat el command. Or, to display the log screen by screen, use the more el
command.

The test Command

The test command runs firmware diagnostics for the entire core system. 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 is made up of several exercisers that can test subsystems. The
command runs these exercisers sequentially and the status of each subsystem test is
displayed to the console terminal as the tests progress. Any of the subsystem tests
can be invoked as a standalone test. If a 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.
To run a complete diagnostic test using the
must include:
Serial loopback connected to the COM2 port
Parallel loopback (12-27351-01) connected to the parallel port
Connection to a network or a terminator connected to the Ethernet port
A trial diskette with files installed
A trial CDROM with files installed
The test script tests devices in the following order:
1. Console loopback tests if 1b argument is specified: COM2 serial port and
parallel port
2. Network external loopback tests for EW: this test is run if a Digital Ethernet
controller (EW) is present. The test requires that the Ethernet port be terminated
or connected to a live network; otherwise, the test will fail.
3. Memory tests
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command, the system configuration
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