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5-6 Dell PowerEdge 4100/180 and 4100/200 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
.
Options
Table 5-1 lists all of the possible values for each global
parameter of
OPTIONS
. A brief description of each param-
eter follows the table. To change
OPTIONS
parameters,
press the <
SPACEBAR
>, the left- and right-arrow keys, or
the plus (+) and minus (–) keys.
Number of Times to Repeat Test(s)
This parameter specifies the number of times the tests run
when you select
RUN
. To change the default, type in the
desired value. If you type 0 (zero), the tests will run
indefinitely.
Maximum Errors Allowed
This parameter specifies the maximum number of errors
that can occur before testing is stopped. The error count
begins from zero each time you run a subtest or test
group individually or each time you select
ALL
to run all
of them. To change the default, type in the desired value.
If you type 0 (zero), you are specifying that there be no
limit on the number of errors that can occur—testing will
not be stopped, regardless of the number of errors.
Table 5-1. Option Parameters
Option Limit Possible Values
NUMBER OF TIMES TO REPEAT TEST(S)
0001
through
9999
, or
0000
, which loops indefinitely until you press the
<
CTRL
> and <
BREAK
> keys. The default is
1
.
MAXIMUM ERRORS ALLOWED
0000
through
9999
, where
0000
means that there is no error limit.
The default is
1
.
PAUSE FOR USER RESPONSE
YES
,
NO
Allows you to decide whether tests will wait for user input.
The default is
YES
to wait for user input.
OUTPUT DEVICE FOR STATUS MESSAGES DISPLAY, PRINTER, FILE
If you have a printer attached to the computer, you can use it to print
the status messages, if any, that are generated when a test runs. (The
printer must be turned on and in the online mode to print.) If you select
FILE
, the messages are printed to a file named result in diskette drive
A. The default is
DISPLAY
.
OUTPUT DEVICE FOR ERROR MESSAGES DISPLAY, PRINTER, FILE
This parameter has the same effect as the
OUTPUT DEVICE FOR STATUS
MESSAGES
parameter, except that it pertains only to error messages.
The default is
DISPLAY
.