Follow these steps to start SunVTS.

1. Become superuser (root) and change directories to the SunVTS bin directory
(/opt/SUNWvts/bin by default).

2. If you are testing a local system type the following:

# ./sunvts 

3. If you are testing a remote machine that is running the SunVTS kernel, type the following:

# ./sunvts -h remote_hostname

Replace remote_hostname with the hostname of the remote machine.

Type the following:

# ./sunvts -t

describes the common TTY interface command keys.

FIGURE 1 shows the SunVTS CDE main window.

[ D ]FIGURE 1 SunVTS CDE Main Window

FIGURE 2 shows the SunVTS menu bar:

FIGURE 2 SunVTS Menus From the Menu Bar

Commands Menu

The Commands menu has the following functions.

• Start testing

  • Starts enabled tests

  • Starts enabled tests; records testing session

  • Replays a recorded testing session

• Stop - Stops testing

• Reset - Sets pass/error count to zero; pauses

• Suspend - Pauses active tests

• Resume - Resumes testing

• Connect to Host - Connects to another machine running SunVTS kernel

• Trace test - Traces enabled tests

• Reprobe system - Probes system again

• Quit SunVTS - Quits the following: UI and Kernel, UI only, Kernel only

View Menu

The view menu has the following options:

• Open System map

• Close System map

Options Menu

The Options menu has the following options:

• Thresholds

• Notify

• Schedule

• Test execution

• Advanced

• Option files

Reports Menu

The Reports menu contains the System Configuration menu, which displays or prints System Configuration. It displays, prints, or removes log file information.

DSched Menu

The DSched menu provides access to the SunVTS Deterministic Scheduler as follows:

• Start DS - Starts the Deterministic Scheduler feature and displays the Deterministic Scheduler dialog box.

• Show DS - Displays the Deterministic Scheduler dialog box after you quit the DS UI.

• Quit Options - Provides access to the following quit options:

  • Quit DS UI only - Quits the Deterministic Scheduler dialog box and leaves the Deterministic Scheduler running.

  • Quit DS - Quits the Deterministic Scheduler dialog box and stops the Deterministic Scheduler.

Help Menu

The Help menu provides access to the SunVTS version that is running and to a table that lists which versions of SunVTS run on the Solaris operating environment releases. The Help Menu also provides a link to the SunVTS user's guide and test reference manual for online help.

Quick Access Buttons

• Start - Starts enabled tests

• Stop - Stops active tests

• Reset - Resets pass and error counts to zero; pauses tests

• Host - Connects to a machine running SunVTS

• Log - Displays or prints log files

• Meter - Displays system performance meter

• Quit - Quits only the SunVTS user interface

Status Panel

The system status panel displays the following:

• Host name being tested

• Model being tested

• Testing status

• System passes

• Cumulative errors

• Elapsed test time

System Map

You can view devices in the System map as follows:

• Logical Mapping - Organizes the devices, according to function, into groups.

• Physical Mapping - Organizes the devices according to their exact location on the system.

The system map also provides access to the test options for each group and device, and displays the results of device testing:

• Asterisk - Indicates a device is currently being tested.

• Black - Indicates the device is not tested, or the first pass is not complete.

• Green - Indicates at least one test completed with no errors detected.

• Red - Indicates at least one error was detected.

Select Devices

With the Select Devices menu you can select the following:

• Default - Selects the SunVTS default set of devices

• None - Deselects all devices

• All - Selects all devices

• Intervention - Required before you can select tests that require special device preparation.

Select Test Mode

With the Select Mode option you can select the following:

• Connection test mode - Provides a low-stress, quick testing of the availability and connectivity of selected devices.

• Functional test mode - Provides more robust testing of your system and devices as compared with connection test mode.

• Exclusive test mode - Enables users to perform tests that must be performed exclusively and which allow no other applications to be running at the same time.

• Online test mode - Enables users to perform sunvts testing while other customer applications are running concurrently.

• Auto Config test mode - Opens the Automatic Configuration dialog box which provides access to the Auto Config feature. This feature automatically assigns test options.

Test Message Panel

Test messages are displayed in the SunVTS console window, which displays errors and status.

FIGURE 3 displays the SunVTS CDE option menu dialog boxes:

FIGURE 3 SunVTS CDE Option Menu Dialog Boxes

SunVTS CDE Option Menu Dialog Box Descriptions

These dialog boxes are displayed from the selections available in the Options Menu.

Threshold Options

• Max System Passes - States maximum number of system passes before stopping all tests (0 means infinite passes).

• Max System Errors - Indicates maximum number of errors before stopping all tests (default is 1).

• Max System Time - Indicates maximum number of minutes to run all tests (0 means infinite).

Notify Options

• Send Email - When selected, sends testing status messages to you through email.

• Email Address - Establishes an email address where testing status messages are sent.

• Log Period - Indicates time, in minutes, between testing status email messages.

Schedule Options

• Auto Start - Begins testing when SunVTS is started; used with the Options Files option.

• Single Pass - Runs only one pass of each selected test.

• System Concurrency - Specifies the number of tests you want to run concurrently.

• Group Concurrency - Specifies the number of test groups you want to run concurrently.

Test Execution Options

• Stress - Increases test performance; only available for some tests.

• Verbose - Displays verbose test messages in the SunVTS Console window.

• Core File - When disabled, SunVTS sends messages instead of creating a core file.

• Run On Error - Continues testing until the maximum error number is reached for the system; each test can report up to three error messages per failure.

• Max Passes - Specifies maximum number of passes a test can be run.

• Max Errors - Sets maximum number of errors a test will allow before stopping (0 means infinite).

• Max Time - Defines a time limit, in minutes, a test can run (0 means infinite).

• Delay Time - Specifies, in seconds, the amount of time to pause between execution of the tests.

• Number of Instances - Sets number of instances for each scalable test.

Advanced Options

• System Override - Changes all test and group system options to match the options on this window (enabled by default).

• Group Override - Overrides any test system options in favor of the group options on this window, unless System Override is enabled.

• Group Lock - Protects test group options from being changed.

• Test Lock - Protects the test system options from being changed in this window, unless Group Override or System Override is enabled.

Option Files

• Options File Load/Store/Remove - Displays file name field where you can enter a file name to load, store, or remove.

Store Option File

• Store Option File/Option File Name/Option File Type - This dialog box appears when you select Store from the Option Files dialog box and allows you to specify the name and type of the option file selected for storing.