Diagnostic Test Setup Page

This page enables you to define setup parameters for the diagnostic test that you selected and to initiate the test.

The following table describes the buttons and fields on the Diagnostic Test Setup page.

Field
Description
Common Setup Parameters
Run
Click to initiate the diagnostic test using the parameters you defined.
Password
If required, the password defined for the device type or the password defined for the specific device.
Verbose
Check to receive detailed diagnostic test results.
Send Results to Email
The email address to which you want diagnostic test results sent.
Controller Read Test and Controller Write Test
Target Controller
The controller to be tested.
Internal Loopback Test and All Controller Tests
Target Controller
The controller to be tested.
Loopback Pattern
The data pattern to be transmitted during the loopback test.
Channel
The controller channel to be used during the loopback test.
Remote Peer Communication Check
Remote Volume Name
The name of the remote peer in the data replicator configuration.
Samples to send
(1 - 256)
The number of transmission samples to be sent during the test.
Disk Test
Register
The host logical unit number (LUN) to use during the test.
Test Media
Enables or disables the media subtest.
Partition
(Optional) Identifies a specific disk partition to be tested.
Method
Specifies the media subtest I/O method. Options are:
  • Sync
  • Async
  • Sync and Async
Media Coverage (%)
The percentage, from 0-100%, of the partition to be tested in the media subtest.
Media Transfer Size
The size of the media to be transferred during the media subtest. Options include:
  • 2 KBytes
  • 6 KBytes
  • 32 KBytes
  • 64 KBytes
  • 128 KBytes
  • 256 KBytes
  • 512 KBytes
Test File System
Enables or disables the file system subtest.
Select Pattern Type
The type of data pattern to be transmitted. Options are:
  • Critical - A specific set of diagnostic patterns known to cause Fibre Channel problems.
  • User - The user-defined pattern.
  • All - Every possible data pattern.
User Defined Pattern
A user-defined data pattern to be transmitted during the media subtest.
File System File Size
The size of the File System subtest I/O. Options include:
  • 512 KBytes
  • 2 MBytes
  • 8 MBytes
  • 20 MBytes
  • 100 MBytes
  • 200 MBytes
File System Transfer Size
The size of the File System subtest I/O transfer. Options include:
  • 512 Bytes
  • 1024 Bytes
  • 10 KBytes
  • 40 KBytes
  • 80 KBytes
Number of Passes
The number of times the test is to be repeated during this diagnostic test session.

Note: The specific parameters displayed on this page are determined by the type of device and type of diagnostic test selected.

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