Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family test-time begin ● 399
Command Reference
test-time begin
Purpose Use the test-time begin command to configure the start time and the lasting
time of a test.
Use the undo test-time command to stop the test and remove the configuration.
Syntax test-time begin { hh:mm :ss [ yyyy/mm/dd ] | now } lifetime lifetime
undo test-time
Parameters hh:mm:ss
Test start time.
yyyy/mm/dd
Test start time. Valid values for yyyy (year) are 2000 to
2099. Valie values for mm (month) are 1 to 12. Valid
values for dd (date) are 1 to 31.
now
Specifies a test starts now.
lifetime
Lasting time of a test (in seconds). Valid values are 1 to
2147483647.
Example Set the test to start from 14:03 and last 3600 seconds.
<Quidwya> system-view
[3Com] hwping 1 1
[3Com-hwping-1-1] test-time begin 14:03:00 lifetime 3600
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ HWPing test group view
Description ■ When the test is not performed, the configuration information you input is saved,
including test start time and lasting time.
■ If you set a start time earlier than the current system time or the test lasting time
you configured is 0, the test will not be performed.
■ When a test is being performed, you cannot perform any configuration; otherwise
the system prompts error.
■ After you configure this command, if the test-related parameters are not
complete, the system prompts configuration error.
■ The test starts until you execute the test-time begin command.
■ If you set a start time earlier than the current system time, when you modify the
current system time, the test will not be performed.
■ If lifetime of the test group expires, the test will stop and when you modify the
current system time, the test will not be performed.