Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) - Manual (Page 12)

MAC Address Test — determines if the stored MAC address is valid.
Transmission Test (loop back test) — determines if the i8255x controller is transmitting and receiving data
properly. It requires two or more i8255x Ethernet controllers in the system to be connected through a hub or
crossover cable.
NOTE: Running this test without the crossover cable generates errors.
Selecting and Running Tests
Use the Options menu to select how to run tests. You can select individual tests on each menu by highlighting the test
and pressing the space bar, or you can use the Options menu to select groups of tests.
Toggle All — selects or deselects all of the tests in the System Diagnostics program.
Toggle All Tests in Menu — selects or deselects all of the tests on a menu that you select, such as all of the tests
on the Memory menu.
Toggle All Quick Tests — selects or deselects tests classified as Quick Tests.
Run Selected Tests — runs all tests that appear as selected on the menus. Selected tests have an asterisk to the
left of them.
Toggle Hidden Tests — displays or hides tests that are hidden by default, making them available for selection on
the menu.
NOTICE: The IDE HDD Write Test is a destructive and hidden test. When you run this test, it erases all data on the
tested drives.
Logging Test Results
Use the Options menu to select how you want to report results. You can log test results ranging from detailed (such as
all test names, time started, time ended, and error) to basic results that show only the error.
The error log identifies errors by an error code. See the errorcodes.txt file on your Resource CD for information about
the codes.
Generating a Report
1. Run the diagnostics tests.
2. Select the Options menu, select Generate Report, and press .
3. Select Continue and press .
4. Select Options, select Download Report, and press .
5. On the Hyperterminal window, select Transfer, and then select Receive file.
6. Enter the location where you want to save the report, select Xmodem as the protocol, and then click Receive.
7. Enter the filename of the report, using the extension of your text editor, such as test1.txt, and click OK.
8. Open the text file to view the report.
Clearing the Test Log
The report includes information for the entire test log, which contains all tests that you have run. To clear the test log,
select the Options menu, select Clear Report, and press . The test log clears, and the next test report shows
only results from tests run since you cleared the log.