SunVTS 3.0 User's Guide

Overview of SunVTS Procedures

The following table describes the process for testing your system with SunVTS. The table provides a brief description, and references to more detailed information that is presented in this book.

Table 3-1 SunVTS Procedures


Step	Procedure	Description
1	Become superuser	Either log in as root, or use `su` to become root (superuser).
2	Prepare the devices for Testing	Load the required test media and loopback connectors. When testing your tape, CD-ROM, and diskette drives in Functional mode test media is required. Communication port tests require loopback connectors. Refer to "To Prepare Devices for Testing".
3	Start your desired window environment	SunVTS can run in CDE, OPEN LOOK window environments or in TTY mode when no window environment is available.
4	Start SunVTS	There are several ways to start the SunVTS application. You can start it with the `sunvts` command and it will use a default interface, or use an option to specify a specific interface. You can start the SunVTS kernel and interface separately. You can use `vtsprobe` to have the kernel reprobe for devices. For more details refer to: -"To Start SunVTS on a Local System " -"To Start SunVTS on a Remote System" -"The `vtsprobe` Utility"
5	Set up SunVTS with the desired test configuration	The method for doing this depends on the SunVTS interface that you are using: -"CDE User Interface" -"OPEN LOOK User Interface" -"TTY Interface" -"Running a Test From the Command Line" For descriptions of configuration features refer to Chapter 5, SunVTS Test Environment".
6	Run the tests	To run the tests, select the start button in the SunVTS interface. The testing process may take as little as one second, or run indefinitely, based on how SunVTS is configured.
7	Review the test results	Test results are displayed real-time in the SunVTS interface, and logged in three log files. You can also configure SunVTS to notify you by email.
8	Quit SunVTS	Refer to "To Quit SunVTS" for more details.