User`s guide

98 NovaScale 4020 User’s Guide
Setting Test Options
The Test options pull-down menu opens the Test Options window. In the Test Options
window you can determine if the test stops on one of two parameters; time or iterations. If you
navigate to the Stop On item in the window and press the <Enter> key you are given the
options of Iterations or Minutes:
• If Iterations is selected, the test suite repeats until it has completed the number of
iterations indicated by the number in the Iterations edit box.
• If Minutes is selected, the test suite repeats until the number of minutes in the Minutes
edit box has passed.
Interpreting Results
Test results appear next to the enabled tests in the test area of the screen. Each time a test
passes or fails during a loop, the pass or fail count increments. For failed tests, Field
Replaceable Unit information also appears under the Details column.
If you want greater detail for the test run, view the test log file. For information on how to view
the test log file, refer to Viewing the Test Log below.
Help On Individual Tests
To display on-line help text files for a particular test, use the arrow keys to highlight the desired
test and then press the <F1> key. You will see a scrollable text file that describes the sub-tests
for the highlighted test.
Viewing System Information
To view system information, use the arrow keys to highlight the menu item, and press the
<Enter> key. From the menu select the system information to be viewed.
After pressing the <Enter> key, you will see a scrollable information box that contains
system information.
Viewing the Test Log
By default, the diagnostic software keeps the log file in
efi\service\diagnostics\fielddiags.log.
To view this file, use the arrow keys to highlight the Platform Test menu. Select View
Results, and press the <Enter> key. You will see a scrollable information box that
contains the sessions test log. Because the log file is a Unicode file, you can also view it in the
EFI shell by using the type -u command, and in the Windows operating system using the
Notepad application.
Test results are appended to the previous log file. To clear the log file select the Clear log
button in the View Results window. Because the log file is always appended, you should clear
the file regularly to keep it from geting too large.