The disktest test (see Table 9-2) has different option menus for different test modes.
Table 9-2 disktest Configurations and Options
disktest Options |
Description |
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Partition |
Displays the partition for the Media subtest. If a partition is mounted, its mount point is appended after the partition number, such as 1(/usr), where 1 is the partition number, and /usr is the mount point. |
Test Media |
Enables or disables the Media subtest. |
Media Write Read Mode |
Enables Read-Only or Read mode after write, with or without backup. |
Media Coverage (%) |
Enables users to test all or part of a partition (in percentages). |
Test File System |
Enables or disables the File System subtest; File System File Size: creates a file system file size twice the size as what is specified. |
File System Transfer Size |
Displays the transfer size of the File System subtest. File System Test Pattern: Test pattern of File System subtest. |
Connection Test for Hard Disk |
Option Menu for hard disk partition: 0 - 7 [default] Test Media: [Enable~] (fixed to Enable) Test Mode: [Read Only~] (fixed to Read Only) Media Coverage(%): [1] (default - can be changed) Media Transfer Size: [2KB] Test File System: [Disable~] (fixed to Disable) |
Online Mode for Hard Disk |
Online Mode for hard disk partition: 0 - 7 [default] Test Media: [Enable]- [Disable] Test Mode: [Read-only~] (fixed to Read-only) Media Coverage(%): [10] Media Transfer Size: [2KB] [10KB] [20KB] - [40KB] [60KB] Test File System: [Disable~] (fixed to Disable) |
Functional Test for Hard Disk |
(under SCSI-devices group): partition: 0 - 7 [default] Test Media: [Enable]- [Disable] Media Write Read Mode: [Read-only]- [BackupWriteRead] [NoBackupWriteRead] Media Coverage(%): [30] Media Transfer Size: [2KB] [10KB] [20KB] - [40KB] [60KB] Test File System: [Enable] [Disable] - File System File Size:[512KB]- [2MB] [8MB] [20MB] [100MB] [200MB] File System Transfer Size:[512B]- [1024B] [10KB] [40KB] [100KB] File System Test Pattern:[sequential] [0x00000000] [0xffffffff] [0x5aa55aa5] [0xdb6db6db] [random] |
Functional Test for Floppy Disk |
(under Other-Devices group): partition: 0 - 7 [default] Test Media: [Enable]- [Disable] Media Write Read Mode: [Read-only]- [BackupWriteRead] [NoBackupWriteRead] Media Test Method Media Coverage(%): [30] Media Transfer Size: [2KB]- [10KB] [20KB] Test File System: [Enable] [Disable] - Floppy File Size:[512KB]- [2MB] [8MB] [20MB] [100MB] [200MB] Floppy Transfer Size:[512B]- [1024B] [10KB] File System Test Pattern:[sequential] [0x00000000] [0xffffffff] [0x5aa55aa5] [0xdb6db6db] [random] NOTE: The floppy disktest can only be run in Functional test mode. |