Running Diagnostic Tests Using the GUI

This chapter contains the following sections:

About Quick Tests

Quick tests performs a quick diagnostics of your server components to determine any hardware issues or failures. Depending on the Cisco UCS Server that you are using and the memory available on your server, these tests usually take 20 to 30 minutes to quickly test the overall functionality of your main subsystems.

Running Quick Tests

Procedure
    Step 1   In the Navigation pane, expand Diagnostic Tools.
    Step 2   Expand Tests.
    Step 3   Click Quick Tests.
    Step 4   In the Contents pane, click Run all Quick Tests.
    Note   

    You can run all quick tests, or expand Quick Tests to choose individual options.

    Step 5   Click Tests log Summary to view all tests that are currently in the queue. The tests are run in the order as listed in the Test Suite table. The results are displayed in the Test Status area in the Contents pane.
    Step 6   To clear the system events log, in the Contents pane, click Clear SEL.

    About Comprehensive Tests

    Comprehensive tests can run for several hours or days. These tests run exhaustive burn-in tests on your server, such as stress tests. The tests are designed to test multiple hardware components and find issues that might be caused by multiple components on your server.

    Running Comprehensive Tests

    You can customize comprehensive tests to diagnose specific conditions based on your requirements.

    Procedure
      Step 1   In the Navigation pane, expand Diagnostic Tools.
      Step 2   Expand Tests.
      Step 3   Click Comprehensive Tests.
      Step 4   In the Contents pane, click Run all comprehensive tests.
      Note   

      You can run all comprehensive tests, or expand Comprehensive Tests to choose individual options.

      Step 5   Click Tests log Summary to view all tests that are currently in the queue. The test is run in the order as listed in the Test Suite table. The results are displayed in the Test Status area in the Contents pane.
      Step 6   To clear the system events log, in the Contents pane, click Clear SEL.

      About Test Suites

      You can run more than one test at the same time using a test suite. Each test that you select is run consecutively, and the results are displayed in the Test Status area in the Contents pane.

      Running Tests in a Test Suite


      Note
      Running tests in a suite is available from the GUI mode only.
      Procedure
        Step 1   In the Navigation pane, expand Diagnostic Tools.
        Step 2   Click Test Suite.
        Step 3   In the Contents pane, check the check box for the tests that you want to run in the suite.
        Step 4   In the Contents pane, click Run Tests Suite. The tests are added to the Test Suite queue.
        Step 5   In the Navigation pane, click Tests Log Summary to view the execution status of these tests.

        Saving Logs to an External USB Drive

        Perform this procedure to save the logs in an external USB drive.

        Before You Begin

        Ensure that you have a USB drive with adequate space available to save logs.

        Procedure
          Step 1   Plug the USB drive.
          Step 2   From the menu bar choose Virtual Media > Map Removable Disk....

          Virtual Media - Map Removable Disk window is displayed.

          Step 3   Select the USB disk drive from the drop-down list.
          Note   

          Ensure that the USB is not open or accessed by any other program on the computer. If the USB is being accessed, it mounts as a read only disk. You cannot save logs in a USB which is in read only mode.

          Step 4   Click Map Device.
          Step 5   From the toolbar click Save Logs icon.
          Step 6   Click Yes

          Save window is displayed.

          Step 7   Enter the desired file name in File Name field.
          Step 8   Click Save.
          Step 9   Click OK.

          The logs are saved as *.tar.gz file.

          To view the saved file, first unmap the USB drive.

          Step 10   From the menu bar choose Virtual Media > Map Removable Disk....
          Step 11   Click Yes to confirm.

          You can now access the saved log file in the USB drive.