IBM 86884RX Maintenance Manual - Page 74

Batch, Parameters, Cycle, Number, Limit, Passes, Break, Error

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3. Select Batch Parameters, and press Enter. The following menu is displayed: Cycle Mode Specifies the number of test cycle scripts in the file. In each cycle there can be a different set of test parameters. Cycle Number Specifies whether to test through all of the cycles or just one cycle. This field can be set to All or One. Test Mode The Test mode refers to the overall control, not individual cycles. The test modes are: Mode Continuous Timebound Passbound Description The specified tests run until Esc or Ctrl+Break is pressed. Specify how long the test is to run. Type the hours in the Time Limit Hrs field and the minutes in the Time Limit Min field, and press Enter. The maximum setting for number of hours is 999. The maximum setting for number of minutes is 59. Set the number of passes (up to 65,535) for the selected AMIDiag tests in the Number of Passes field, or press Enter to accept the default (run each selected diagnostic test once). Test Limit Hrs Specifies the time period in hours in case of cycle Timebound test mode. Test Limit Min Specifies the time period in minutes in case of cycle Timebound test mode. Number of Passes Specifies the number of passes of cycles in case of Passbound test mode. Break All on Error This field can be set to YES or NO. If set to YES, the AMIDiag program stops running all tests after it finds an error. 64 IBM xSeries 450 Type 8688: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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3.
Select
Batch
Parameters
,
and
press
Enter.
The
following
menu
is
displayed:
Cycle
Mode
Specifies
the
number
of
test
cycle
scripts
in
the
file.
In
each
cycle
there
can
be
a
different
set
of
test
parameters.
Cycle
Number
Specifies
whether
to
test
through
all
of
the
cycles
or
just
one
cycle.
This
field
can
be
set
to
All
or
One
.
Test
Mode
The
Test
mode
refers
to
the
overall
control,
not
individual
cycles.
The
test
modes
are:
Mode
Description
Continuous
The
specified
tests
run
until
Esc
or
Ctrl+Break
is
pressed.
Timebound
Specify
how
long
the
test
is
to
run.
Type
the
hours
in
the
Time
Limit
Hrs
field
and
the
minutes
in
the
Time
Limit
Min
field,
and
press
Enter.
The
maximum
setting
for
number
of
hours
is
999.
The
maximum
setting
for
number
of
minutes
is
59.
Passbound
Set
the
number
of
passes
(up
to
65,535)
for
the
selected
AMIDiag
tests
in
the
Number
of
Passes
field,
or
press
Enter
to
accept
the
default
(run
each
selected
diagnostic
test
once).
Test
Limit
Hrs
Specifies
the
time
period
in
hours
in
case
of
cycle
Timebound
test
mode.
Test
Limit
Min
Specifies
the
time
period
in
minutes
in
case
of
cycle
Timebound
test
mode.
Number
of
Passes
Specifies
the
number
of
passes
of
cycles
in
case
of
Passbound
test
mode.
Break
All
on
Error
This
field
can
be
set
to
YES
or
NO
.
If
set
to
YES
,
the
AMIDiag
program
stops
running
all
tests
after
it
finds
an
error.
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IBM
xSeries
450
Type
8688:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide