Specifications

You can place SYSEX in the halt mode at any time by pressing
Ctrl/C
. Because
no tests are running when SYSEX is in the halt mode, response to commands
is immediate. When SYSEX is in the run mode and tests are running, the keys
you press are echoed to the screen as they are typed, but the commands are
not executed until the completion of the current test pass. This can sometimes
cause a short delay.
3.8 Flags
You can set flags to control whether:
• Information sent to the console monitor and the error log should include
data about memory allocation, task swapping, and segment descriptors.
• Information is sent to the console monitor in one-screen segments.
• Testing should continue when an error is encountered.
• Console output should be echoed to a serial printer on the COM1 port.
• Failing tests should automatically block themselves.
Flags are set with the flag command. Table 3–3 describes the SYSEX flags.
Table 3–3 System Exerciser Flags
Flag Default Description
Halt On Stop testing when error is reported; return to halt mode prompt.
If off, continue testing after an error is reported.
Long Off Include test environment information in the error report. This
information describes the machine state during the most recent
task swaps, segment descriptor data, and the memory allocation
table. If off, generate an abbreviated error report that contains
only the header block and text.
More Off Displays information on the console in one-screen segments.
Press
Enter
to display the next line of information. Press
Spacebar
to display the next screen of information. Press
Q
to stop displaying information. If off, any information containing
more than 23 lines will have some lines that scroll off the console
monitor.
Print Off Allows the console output to be echoed to a serial printer on the
COM1 port. The print flag is ignored if the startup ‘‘ Is a printer
connected to COM1 (Y/N)?’’ question is not answered with Y.
Threshold On Automatically blocks any test that reaches the error threshold.
The threshold is ten failed passes in a row. If off, allows the
failing test to keep running and reporting failures.
System Exerciser 3–9