Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment>'s implementation of diagnostics verify the operation of all the user selected components. Test are selected from a graphical view of the system's topology.
Test from topology shows the physical topology of a system or merged
system. Using the Topology view, you can select a Functional test
, specific subtests, and test options. The monitoring status of devices
and links appears both in the test topology view and in the list view.
Note: The Link Test enables FRU isolation for Fibre Channel
devices. You can invoke the Link Test from the Graph view by selecting the
link.
To view the topology:
- Select a host from the Host pull down menu.
- Select an address from the Filter pull down menu and click GO.
- To run a diagnostic test, select the device using the right mouse button
and click the test with the left mouse button. The test pane is displayed
in the right frame.
Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment>'s implementation of diagnostics
verify the operation of all the user-selected components. Tests are selected from
a list of physical devices.
The Test from List view shows the devices and their associated tests.
This list also includes warnings and errors reported by the monitoring agents.
You can sort by host, device type, test type, and device status. You can
select options for a specific device, or choose multiple devices, or all
devices. In addition, you can select the number of passes for each test.
To invoke the test option pane for a particular device:
- Select a host from the Host menu.
- From the Type menu, select a specific device, multiple devices, or
click All to display all devices.
- To run diagnostics, select the test name link. The test pane is displayed
in the right frame.
Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment>'s implementation of diagnostics
implements a test manager to track and control the progress of the user selected test(s).
The test output view allows you to view test output for active and completed
tests in the test monitor view.
Note: All tests are keyed by a unique process identifier (PID), which
the Test Manager assigns during test invocation.
Device tests are run a distributed fashion. The
master calls the proper slave host to begin tests.
The test processes states for link test are:
- Waiting - You must answer a question for the process to continue.
Click on the PID link.
- Done:OK - the process ran w/o errors or isolated failing FRU.
- Done:ERR - the process failed to find a failing FRU.
Note: When the link test is in the Waiting state, user intervention is
required, which may involve replacing the cables or the gigabit interface
converters (GBICs).
Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment>'s implementation of diagnostics
allows the user to set a group of default options to be applied to the user-selected
tests. Some options displayed in the test dialog boxes differ for each test.
Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment>'s implementation of diagnostics
allows the user to view archived diagnostic logs save by the Test Manager.
To archive or delete tests:
- Enable the Select button for the test from the Test Manager window.
- Click the Archive-Selected (to archive) or Delete-Selected (to delete)
button.
The Archived Tests view lists all archived tests and their associated
output, based on the criteria you specify.