Example 4-8 Examining a Tool's Functions and Running the Tool

ODE> mapper2

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MAPPER2

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Copyright (C) 2003-2006 by Hewlett-Packard Company

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HP shall not be liable for any damages resulting from the

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Type HELP for command information.

 

MAPPER2 Help

 

Commands

 

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UTILINFO -- Display information about MAPPER

 

Continue ([y]/n)? y

ODE Commands Available from MAPPER2

Basic Commands

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HELP -- Prints detailed information to the screen, when "help" <command> or "help" <var> is typed

LS -- List modules available on boot medium

RUN -- Run a module (after setting desired environment variables) Control-YControl-C -- Abort an ODE command; pause a module run RESUME -- Restart a paused module

DISPLOG -- After running a module, display contents of a log EXIT -- Return to next higher level prompt

Environmental Variables

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SHOWSTATE -- Display the value of the following environment variables: LOOP -- Run a test this many times

ERRPRINT [ONOFF] -- Print low-level error messages to console (primarily for manufacturing use)

ERRNUM [ONOFF] -- Print one-line, numbered errors to the console

Continue ([y]/n)? y

ERRPAUSE [ONOFF] -- Pause module upon error detection

ERRONLY [ONOFF] -- Print ONLY error messages; disable non-error and isolation message printing

INFOPRINT [ONOFF] -- Print informational messages to the console ISOPRINT [ONOFF] -- Print fault isolation messages to the console ISOPAUSE [ONOFF] -- Pause module when isolation message is generated

LOGSIZE -- Set the size of a message log

DEFAULT -- Reset environment variables to default state

MAPPER2> help utilinfo

UTILINFO

Use this command to display information about the MAPPER utility. MAPPER2> utilinfo

MAPPER is an ODE-based utility program. It is intended to display the con- figuration of an HPPA system. This includes the path, identification, and revision information of HPPA modules and peripheral devices. HPPA modules include Processors, Memory Controllers, and I/O Modules (such as bus con-

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HP UX Diagnostics Software manual Example 4-8 Examining a Tools Functions and Running the Tool

UX Diagnostics Software specifications

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