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PC Server 325 - Diagnostic programs
Applicable to: World-Wide
Diagnostic Programs:
The QAPlus/PRO diagnostic program developed for IBM by DiagSoft, Inc. and supplied with the server is the primary method of testing the server. See"Diagnostics". Option-specific diagnostic files are supplied with some optional devices and adapters. These files provide a more specialized test of the option. "Installing Additional Test Programs" provides additional information about installing and using diagnostic files. Also, refer to the documentation supplied with the option for information on installing and running option-specific diagnostics.
A PC Server PCI Ethernet Diagnostics diskette is supplied with the PC Server 325 for viewing Ethernet parameters and testing.
Option Diskettes:
An optional device or adapter might come with a diskette. If it does, follow the instructions that come with the option. Different
instructions apply depending on whether the Option Diskette is startable or not startable.
Installing Additional Test Programs:
You can add other test programs to the Diagnostic Diskette. These other programs are usually provided on the diskette supplied with a device. After you add the programs to the Diagnostic Diskette, you can include information from the programs in the Test Log.
Before the test programs can find these programs to run as the User Diags test group, information about them must be included in a file called USERDIAG.CFG. This is an ASCII text file.
It must include the following three items for each test to run:
Program Name (.COM and .EXE files only)
Test Description of the test to be run
Command-line parameters to be passed to the program identified in the first item of this list
Notes:
1. All of the information for a given test must be on a single line, and a semicolon (;) must separate the items on the line.
2. Make sure you press Enter at the end of each line of text in the USERDIAG.CFG file. This creates a carriage return line feed (CR LF) which is necessary for the User Diagnostics to be found and executed.
3. If the program executable file is in a directory other than the root directory (or other directory you have designated to contain the QA files), that directory must be listed in the PATH= section of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file on the QAPlus/PRO diagnostic diskette.
4. You can use a .CFG file other than USERDIAG.CFG if you use the command line "USRCONFIG= filename ," when running the diagnostic programs. For example, you might use: QAPLPRO /USRCONFIG=MYTESTS.CFG.
USERDIAG.CFG Example:
An example USERDIAG.CFG file might look like the following:
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Program Name |
Test Description |
Command-Line Parameter |
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BBSMODEM.EXE; |
9600 Baud 5 Line Modem; |
5 |
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TEST1.EXE; |
Generic 1; | |
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TEST2.EXE; |
Generic 2; | |
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TESTALL.EXE; |
CMD 1; |
1 |
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TESTALL.EXE; |
CMD 2; |
2 |
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TESTALL.EXE; |
CMD 3; |
3 |
Note:
You can have more than one command-line parameter for any given test.
When you view these tests on the Test Group window for the User Diag test group, they appear as follows:
( ) 9600 Baud 5 Line Modem
( ) Generic 1
( ) Generic 2
( ) CMD 1
( ) CMD 2
( ) CMD 3
The diagnostic program automatically assigns a test number to each test. The test numbers start at 201 and continue upward as needed.
The numbers for the tests listed above are as follows:
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202 |
9600 Baud 5 Line Modem |
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203 |
Generic 1 |
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204 |
Generic 2 |
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205 |
CMD 1 |
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206 |
CMD 2 |
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207 |
CMD 3 |
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Date Created |
04-03-97 | |
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Last Updated |
19-11-98 | |
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Revision Date |
05-11-99 | |
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IBM PC Server | |
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PC Server 325 | |
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8639 | |
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EJ0; ES0; ESV; RD0; RF0; RS0; XD0; XDV; XF0; XFV; XJ0; XS0; XSV; YS0 | |
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