SunVTS Main Windows

Menu Bar

Provides access to a variety of SunVTS controls through the following pull-down menus: 

Commands Menu:

• Start testing: Starts enabled tests, records a test session, or replays a recorded test 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:

• Open System map

• Close System map

Options Menu [To increase or decrease a numeric value in a SunVTS CDE dialog box, you can either use the up or down arrows, or type a new value in the text box and press Return. Press Apply to apply all dialog box changes.] (detailed descriptions of each menu are provided in this chapter):

• Thresholds

• Notify

• Schedule

• Test execution

• Advanced

• Option files

Reports Menu:Displays, prints, or removes log file information. 

DSched Menu:

• 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:Shows the SunVTS version 

Displays the Solaris/SunVTS release table 

Quick Access buttons

Provides easy access to the most commonly used SunVTS controls:

• Start--starts the test session.

• Stop--stops the test session.

• Reset--sets the pass and error counts to zero, the test colors to black, and the system status information to zero.

• Host--opens the Connect to Host dialog box.

• Log--opens the Log Files dialog box.

• Meter--opens the Performance meter panel.

• Quit--closes the SunVTS UI and leaves the SunVTS kernel running.

Status panel

Displays the overall SunVTS testing status as follows:

• Hostname--indicates the name of the system under test

• Model--indicates the model of the system under test

• Testing status--provides the following status of SunVTS:

  • ds_idle--the deterministic scheduler is invoked, but is not testing

  • ds_running--the deterministic scheduler is invoked and is running a sequence

  • ds_suspended--the deterministic scheduler is invoked and a sequence is suspended

  • Idle--no testing is taking place

  • Replay--a previously recorded test session is displayed

  • Stopping--is momentarily displayed when a test session stops

  • Suspend--a test session is suspended

  • Testing--a test session is running

• System passes--displays the total number of successful system passes (a system pass is when all tests have been run once).

• Cumulative errors--the total number of errors from all tests

• Elapsed test time--indicates the total number of hours, minutes, and seconds that elapsed during testing.

• Last Option File--displays the name of the last option file that was accessed.

• AC Coverage--displays the type of Auto Configuration coverage level that was selected (either confidence, comprehensive, or no_coverage when the AC feature is not in use).

Select Devices panel

Provides buttons that control the devices that are selected for testing. This panel also provides the button used to enable intervention mode. 

Select mode panel

Provides buttons that control the test mode:

• Connection test mode--provides a low-stress, quick testing of the availability and connectivity of selected devices. These tests are non-intrusive, meaning they will release the devices after a quick test, and they will not place a heavy load on system activity.

• Functional test mode--provides more robust testing of your system and devices. It will use your system resources for thorough testing and it assumes that no other applications are running.

• Auto Functional mode--opens the Automatic Configuration dialog box which provides access to the Automatic Configuration feature. The Automatic Configuration feature simplifies the test session configuration steps that you perform by automatically selecting a consistent and reliable set of test options for the platform under test. See "Using the Automatic Configuration Feature" for instructions on using this feature.

System Map

Displays selectable devices and provides access to control the individual selection and testing attributes for each device. The following items are displayed in the System Map:Collapse/Expand symbols--control the way devices are displayed for each group. The + (plus) indicates devices are collapsed (hidden from view). The - (minus) indicates that devices are expanded (you see each device).

• Groups--represents a collection of devices. If you select a group for testing, all devices in that group are tested.

• Device--is the name of an individual device that is selectable for testing.

• Test name--is the name of the SunVTS test that is assigned to test the device. The test name is displayed in parentheses.

• Checkmark box --Specifies whether a device or device group is selected for testing.

• Colors--Indicate the state of devices; Red=test failure, Green=no failure, Black=device not tested.

• Asterisk --indicates that the device is currently being tested.

Test Message panel

Displays test session messages. 

Control panel

Provides access to SunVTS commands and options. 

Test_Groups panel

Shows the testable devices (categorized in groups) and provides access to their test options. 

Status panel

Displays SunVTS test status information. 

Message panel

The area where test messages are displayed. No user input is accepted in this panel.