.........................Contents


..Contents iii
..Figures ix
..Tables xiii
1. Overview of SunVTS 2.1 19
..Test Modes 21
..User Interfaces 21
..SunVTS Architecture 21
.....SunVTS Kernel 22
.....SunVTS User Interface 22
.....SunVTS Hardware tests 22
..SunVTS Features 24
2. Using SunVTS 31
..Software Requirements 31
..Starting SunVTS 32
.....In a Window Environment 34
.....In TTY Mode 34
.....Using Other Commands to Start SunVTS 34


..· To Connect to a Remote Machine's SunVTS Kernel 36
.........Using vtstty to Start the TTY Interface 36
..· To Run the TTY Interface in a telnet or tip Window 37
..Using SunVTS on a Remote Machine 38
..· To Run SunVTS on a Remote Machine 41
..SunVTS on a Standalone System 42
..· To Run SunVTS on a Standalone System 42
.....Invoking the SunVTS Kernel (Auto Invoke) 42
..Quitting SunVTS 43
..Security 43
..Notification by Email 46
..Runtime Considerations 47
.....Managing Swap Space 47
.....Heavy System Loads 48
.....Running Other Applications and SunVTS 48
.........Using vmem to Reserve Swap Space 49
3. User Interfaces 51
..CDE User Interface 51
.....CDE Menu Bar 52
.....CDE Commands Menu 53
..· To Use the Reprobe Button 54
.....Using the Trace Test 55
..· To Enable Tracing 55
..· To Disable Tracing 56
.....CDE View Menu 56
.....CDE Options Menu 56
.....CDE Reports Menu 61


.........System Configuration 61
.....· To Print the Test System Hardware Configuration 62
.........Log Files 63
.....· To Display or Print Log Files 63
.....CDE Help Menu 64
.....CDE Tool Bar 64
.....CDE Buttons 65
.....CDE System Status Panel 67
.....CDE Device Selection and Status Window 67
..· To Select a Device from the Test Option Menu 68
.........Displaying Status in the System Map Window 69
.....CDE Test Message Console 70
..OPEN LOOK User Interface 72
.....OPEN LOOK System Status and Test Status 73
.........Test Status Buttons 73
.....OPEN LOOK Performance Meter 75
.....OPEN LOOK Control Panel 76
.........Using Control Selections 77
.....· To Reset Information in the Test Status Panel 78
.....· To Use the Connect to Button 80
.....· To Use the Reprobe Button 81
.....· To Use the Trace Test Button 82
.....· To Deselect a Test 83
.....· To Send Trace Messages to the Console or to a Log File 83
.....Using Option Choices 84
.....· To Use the Set Options Button 84
.....· To Use the Select Tests Button 88


.....· To Use the Option Files Button 88
.....Information (Info) Choices 89
.........Using the Sys Config Button 89
.....· To Display the Hardware Configuration of the Test System 89
.....· To Print the Hardware Configuration of the Test System 90
.........Log Files 91
.....· To Access Files from the Log Files Window 91
.....Choosing the System View 91
.....Using the OPEN LOOK Test Selection Panel 92
.....OPEN LOOK Console Panel 94
..TTY Interface 94
.....TTY Main Window 95
.....Navigating Through the TTY Interface 96
.....Setting TTY Options 96
..· To Select and Change System Options from the TTY Option Window 96
.....Selecting Tests and Test Groups for Testing in TTY 99
..· To Select and Deselect Tests and Test Groups 99
.....Using the TTY Status_view Menu 100
..· To Scroll Through Tests Using the Status_view Menu 101
.....Using the TTY Log_Files Menu 102
..· To Display, Print, or Remove Log Files 102
4. SunVTS Testing Environment 105
..System Mapping 105
..Test Selection 106
.....Choosing Tests in the Test Selection Panel 106
..Test Modes 106
.....Connection Test Mode 106


.....Functional Test Mode 107
.....Functional Test Mode via Solstice SyMON 107
..Test Execution Options 109
.....Setting Options 111
.....Advanced Options 112
..Scalability of Tests 112
..Preparing for SunVTS Testing 113
.....Loopback Connectors 113
.....Blank or Scratch CDs, Tapes, and Diskettes 114
.....Testing Frame Buffers 114
..· To Activate the Frame Buffer Test 114
.....Testing Multiple Frame Buffers 115
.....Starting the Testing Session 116
.....Suspending the Testing Session 116
.....Resuming the Testing Session 116
.....Resetting the Test Environment 117
.....Stopping the Testing Session 117
..Monitoring Test Status 117
.....Reviewing Log Files 119
..Interpreting Failed FRU Information 122
..Debug Features 123
.....Testing with Record and Replay Options 123
..Installing .customtest 125</>
..· To Copy the Test Binary to the sunvts Installation Directory 125
.....The .customtest File Format 125
..The vtsprobe Utility 127
.....Using vtsprobe on a Local Machine 127


..· To Display the Devices of a Machine Running the SunVTS Kernel 127
.....Using vtsprobe on a Remote Machine 129
..· To Display Devices of a Remote Machine Running the SunVTS Kernel 129
..Option Files 129
..· To Save an Option File 130
..· To Load a Previously Saved Option File 130
..· To Remove an Option File 131
5. Troubleshooting 133