Display or Change Diagnostic Run-Time Options
The Display or Change Diagnostic Run-Time Options task allows the diagnostic
run-time options to be set.
Note: The run-time options are used only when selecting the Run Diagnostic task.
The run-time options are:
vDisplay Diagnostic Mode Selection Menus
This option allows the user to turn on or off displaying the DIAGNOSTIC MODE
SELECTION MENU (the default is on).
vRun TestsMultiple Times
This option allows the user to turn on or off, or specify a loop count, for diagnostic
loop mode (the default is off).
Note: This option is only displayed when you run the Online Diagnostics in Service
Mode.
vInclude Advanced Diagnostics
This option allows the user to turn on or off including the Advanced Diagnostics (the
default is off).
vInclude Error Log Analysis (not available in diagnostics 5.2.0 or later)
This option allows the user to turn on or off including the Error Log Analysis (ELA)
(the default is off).
vInclude Error Log Analysis
This option allows the user to turn on or off including the Error Log Analysis (ELA)
(the default is off).
vNumber of Days Used to Search Error Log
This option allows the user to select the number of days for which to search the AIX
error log for errors when running the Error Log Analysis. The default is seven days,
but it can be changed from one to sixty days.
vDisplay Progress Indicators
This option allows the user to turn on or off the progress indicators when running the
Diagnostic Applications. The progress indicators are in a popup box at the bottom of
the screen which indicate that the test being run (the default is on).
vDiagnostic Event Logging
This option allows the user to turn on or off logging information to the Diagnostic
Event Log (the default is on).
vDiagnostic Event Log File Size
This option allows the user to select the maximum size of the Diagnostic Event Log.
The default size for the Diagnostic Event Log is 100 KB. The size can be increased
in 100 KB increments to a maximum of 1 MB.
Use the diaggetrto command to display one or more diagnostic run-time options. Use
the following AIX command line syntax:
/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/diaggetrto [-a] [-d] [-l] [-m] [-n] [-p] [-s]
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