HP Scalable Visualization Array Version 1.1 System Administration Guide

sva_ovp(8)
sva_ovp
sva_ovp -- Verifies that the components of an SVA system are working properly.
Synopsis
sva_ovp { -d display-surface,... } [ -g geometry ,...] [ -i display ] [ -l ] [ -h ]
Options
-d display-surface or
--display-surface name
Specifies the list of Display Surfaces to test. It defaults to the first
supported display resolution.
-g geometry or
--tile_geometry geometry
Specifies the tile geometries (resolutions) to test. Must be one or more
of the tile geometries supported on the cluster. It defaults to
1280x1024.
-i display or
--input_display display
The X server where the DMX console displays. It defaults to the X
display on the cluster head node.
-l or --long-runtime On each specified Display Surface, the OVP runs for 10,000 frames,
rather than the default of ten frames. This is useful when trying to
determine if a given Display Surface is configured properly.
-h or --help Prints usage information.
Description
Users Supply Chain, Delivery, Field Service, System Administrator.
Runs On Head node.
Mode Non-exclusive.
Subsystems Tested
Directly: Job launching, Display surfaces, Chromium, DMX.•
• Indirectly: Interconnect.
This utility tests the functionality of the SVA to demonstrate that a few of the core components (job launching,
Display Surfaces, Chromium) are working properly.
A short-lived 3-D application runs on all of the Display Surfaces defined on the cluster. The OVP then verifies
that the final generated frame matches the reference image for that resolution generated at HP.
You can use the OVP in two ways:
• Test that all of the components of SVA system are working properly.
• Verify that a Display Surface is properly configured. (Internal SVA layout matches the physical layout.)
Error Reporting
Most status information is sent to stdout, including a summary of the test results at the end of the OVP run.
Information about individual job components is stored in /hptc_cluster/sva/ovp/<DIRECTORY>,
where DIRECTORY is a name based on the date that the test runs. Information includes debugging information,
and the png images that the OVP generated.
As the tests run, status about each individual test is displayed, including the following:
• Passed with (w/X.X dB of noise)
This means that the test image was successfully generated and it was close enough to the HP reference
image that it is a match.
• ERROR: Test file never generated.
The OpenGL application didn't save the final frame to disk. Most likely, this is because the application
never ran.
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