IBM eServer xSeries 455 Type 8855 Hardware Maintenance Manual And Troubleshooting Manual page 76

Test Order
Wait on Error
Break Test on Error
Interactive
Quick test
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IBM xSeries 455 Type 8855: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide
The test order parameters are:
Parameter Description
Default The selected AMIDiag tests are run in exactly the same order in
which they were selected.
Random The selected AMIDiag tests are run in a random manner.
Testwise The selected AMIDiag tests are run in the order in which they
appear on the AMIDiag menus.
This field can be set to YES or NO. If set to YES, the AMIDiag program
waits for you to press any key after finding every error.
This field can be set to YES or NO. If set to YES, the AMIDiag program
stops running after it finds an error.
Select this parameter to run the interactive tests in interactive mode. Your
input is required in an interactive test. The default value for this parameter
is No.
If this parameter is set to NO, all diagnostic tests that support the
interactive flag and cannot be run without your input will not run. If the test
can be run without your input but it is impossible to decide if the test has
passed or failed without your input, the test will run, but it will always pass.
If this parameter is set to YES and the test cannot be run without your
input, it runs and will wait for your input as appropriate. If the test can be
run without your input but it is impossible to decide if the test has passed or
failed without your input, the test runs and it will wait for your decision
whether the test passed.
This parameter specifies that tests must be run in quick test mode.
Abbreviated versions of the diagnostic tests are run in quick test mode. The
selected tests are run in quick test mode if the tests support quick mode.
You can use the quick test parameter in two ways:
Quick Test use Description
Complete a system Select the diagnostic tests you want to run, or press F7 to
test in a shorter time. select all diagnostic tests on an AMIDiag menu. Set the
Quick Test parameter to Yes. If you press F10 to run the
tests, all tests except the tests that support Quick Test will
run normally. The tests that support Quick Test run in quick
mode. If your server has several IDE and SCSI hard disk
and CD-ROM drives, testing all drives will take a long time.
When you select Quick Test, the IDE and SCSI devices will
be tested quickly, saving time.
Use quick test mode Press F8 when the AMIDiag main menu is displayed to set
for fast system this parameter to Yes and to select the tests defined as
verification System Quick Test Components. You can either press F4 to
script this test, or press F10 to run the tests in batch mode.