Immediate Burn-in Testing

Use the Immediate Burn-in Testing menu option to run burn-in test scripts on your server. Immediate Burn-in tests include full server-level tests and component-level tests. You can use predefined tests or you can create and run your own tests.

Immediate Burn-in Testing Menu Options

Use the Immediate Burn-in Testing menu option to run burn-in test scripts on your server.

This section includes the following topics:

• Full System Tests

• To Run Immediate Burn-in Tests

Full System Tests

Three scripts have been created for testing your server during Manual mode operations:

• quick.tst – This script performs a high-level test of all hardware components, including those components that require user input, as well as a more in-depth memory test. You must interact with the Pc-Check utility to progress through these interactive tests. The tests cannot be run unattended and do not contain "timeout" facilities. The interactive tests wait until you provide the correct input.

• noinput.tst – This script is used as a first triage of any hardware-related problems or issues. The script performs a high-level test of most hardware components, excluding those components that require user input (keyboard, mouse, sound, video). This test does not require user input.

• full.tst – This script performs the most detailed and comprehensive test on all hardware components, including those components that require user input. This script contains a more in-depth memory test than quick.tst, as well as external port tests (which might require loopback connectors). You must interact with the test utility to progress through these interactive tests.

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  Note - The memory tests in Pc-Check detect single-bit error-correcting code (ECC) memory failures and report them down to an individual memory module (DIMM).

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When you select the Immediate Burn-in Testing menu option, the Continuous Burn-in Testing window is displayed. The screen includes the list of options shown in Test Menu Options for running the tests. When a quick.tst, noinput.tst, or full.tst script is loaded, the defaults indicated in the third column are automatically loaded.

Table 3-3 Test Menu Options

To Run Immediate Burn-in Tests

To load one of the scripts available to test the devices on your server, follow these steps:

1. From the Pc-Check main menu, choose Immediate Burn-in Testing.

   The top portion of the window lists the options described in Test Menu Options , and the bottom portion of the window lists the Immediate Burn-in menu options.

2. Select one of the following options:
   • Load Burn-in Script

     A text box is displayed.

     To use a pre-written test – Enter one of the following: quick.tst, noinput.tst, or full.tst

     To use a script that you have created and saved – Enter d:\testname.tst where testname is the name of the script that you have created.

   • Change Options

     Opens the Burn-in Options menu, which enables you to modify the various options listed in Test Menu Options for the currently loaded test script.

   • Select Tests

     Opens a listing of the tests available for your server configuration and the currently loaded test script.

3. Select Perform Burn-in Tests.

   Runs the currently loaded burn-in test script.