This overview summarizes what UETP does and how you use it.
The rest of the chapter provides detailed instructions for setting
up your system for testing, running the tests, and troubleshooting
errors.
Understanding UETP UETP is a software package designed to test whether the OpenVMS
operating system is installed correctly. UETP puts the system through
a series of tests that simulate a typical user environment by making
demands on the system that are similar to demands that can occur
in everyday use.
UETP is not a diagnostic program; it does not attempt to test
every feature exhaustively. When UETP runs to completion without
encountering nonrecoverable errors, the system being tested is ready
for use.
UETP exercises devices and functions that are common to all
OpenVMS systems, with the exception of optional features such as
high-level language compilers. The system components tested include
the following ones:
Most standard peripheral devices
System's multiuser capability
DECnet for OpenVMS software
Clusterwide file access and locks
Summary of How to Use UETP This section summarizes the procedure for running all phases
of UETP with default values. If you are familiar with the test package,
refer to this section. If you want additional information, refer
to
Preparing to Use UETP.
If you are using UETP on an OpenVMS Alpha or I64 system,
you must execute the CREATE_SPECIAL_ACCOUNTS.COM command procedure in
SYS$MANAGER to create the SYSTEST and SYSTEST_CLIG accounts before
you begin the following procedure. For complete information about
the CREATE_SPECIAL_ACCOUNTS.COM command procedure, see the HP OpenVMS System Manager's Manual, Volume 1: Essentials.
Log in to the
SYSTEST account as follows:
Username:SYSTESTPassword:
Because the SYSTEST and SYSTEST_CLIG accounts have
privileges, unauthorized use of these accounts can compromise the
security of your system.
Make sure no user programs are running and no user
volumes are mounted.
By design, UETP assumes and requests the exclusive
use of system resources. If you ignore this restriction, UETP can
interfere with applications that depend on these resources.
After you log in, check all devices to be sure that
the following conditions exist:
All devices you want to test are powered
up and are on line to the system.
Scratch disks are mounted and initialized.
Disks contain a directory named [SYSTEST] with OWNER_UIC=[1,7].
(You can create this directory with the DCL command CREATE/DIRECTORY.)
Scratch magnetic tape reels are physically mounted
on each drive you want tested and are initialized with the label
UETP (using the DCL command INITIALIZE). Make sure magnetic tape
reels contain at least 600 feet of tape.
Scratch tape cartridges have been inserted in each
drive you want to test and are initialized with the label UETP (using
the DCL command INITIALIZE).
Line printers and hardcopy terminals have plenty
of paper.
Terminal characteristics and baud rate are set correctly.
(Refer to the user's guide for your terminal.)
To start UETP, enter the following command and press
Return:
$@UETP
UETP responds with the following question:
Run "ALL" UETP phases or a "SUBSET" [ALL]?
Press Return to choose the default response enclosed in brackets.
UETP responds with the following sequence of questions:
How many passes of UETP do you wish to run [1]?
How many simulated user loads do you want [60]?
Do you want Long or Short report format [Long]?
Press Return after each prompt. After you answer the last
question, UETP initiates its entire sequence of tests, which run
to completion without further input. The final message should look
like the following one:
*****************************************************
* *
END OF UETP PASS 1 AT 22-JUN-2004
If you want to run UETP without using the default responses,
refer to
Starting UETP,
which explains your options.
After UETP runs, check the log files for errors.
If testing completes successfully, the OpenVMS operating system
is in proper working order. If UETP does not complete successfully, refer to
Troubleshooting: An Overview for information
about troubleshooting.
After a run of UETP, use the Error Log Viewer (ELV)
or the System Event Analyzer (SEA) to check for hardware problems
that can occur during a run of UETP. For information about running
ELV, refer to the HP OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual. For information about SEA, refer to
the following web site: h18023.www1.hp.com/support/svctools/webes/sea_ug.pdf