cmx - Generic communication exerciser
/usr/field/cmx [-b [minbaud]-[maxbaud]] [-h] [-ofile]
[-tn] -l line-n...
Use this option to specify the minimum, maximum, or range
of baud rates to test. Prints help messages about the cmx
command. Test all the listed tty lines, where n equals
the lines to test according to the special device file
entries in the /dev directory, such as 00, 12, or 42-53
Saves output diagnostics in file. Specifies the run time
in minutes (n). The default is to run until a [CTRL-C] or
a kill -15 pid is sent to the process.
The cmx exerciser writes, reads, and validates random data
and packet lengths on a specified communications line. The
line being tested must have a loopback connector attached
to the distribution panel, or the cable and the line must
be disabled in the /etc/inittab file and a non-modem line;
the CLOCAL option must be set to on.
The exerciser runs until a [CTRL-C] or a kill -15 pid is
sent to the process.
A logfile for you to examine and then remove is created in
the current working directory; errors can be listed in the
logfile.
You must specify the -l option followed by the lines to
test. The line-n arguments identify the lines to be
tested. A maximum of 32 lines can be tested at any one
time. The line-n arguments are specified as names taken
from the /dev directory without the letters "tty." For
example, if the /dev directory lists tty03, the line-n
argument is 03.
The Devices section lists the devices that can be tested.
If you want to run a system exerciser over an NFS link or
on a diskless system, there are some restrictions. For
exercisers such as fsx(8) that need to write into a file
system, the target file system must be writable by root.
Also, the directory from which an exerciser is executed
must be writable by root because temporary files are written
into the directory. These restrictions can be difficult
to adhere to because NFS file systems are often
mounted in a way that prevents root from writing into
them. Some of the restrictions may be adhered to by copying
the exerciser into another directory and then executing
it.
Pseudo devices (devices whose first character after tty is
any alphabetic character, other than lowercase d) cannot
be tested. Also lat devices with major #5 cannot be
tested.
Use the file command on /dev/tty* to find out which tty
line corresponds to a device line number.
The following example runs the cmx exerciser for 60 minutes
on lines 00, 13, 22, and 32: % /usr/field/cmx -t60 -l
00 13 22 32 The following example runs the cmx exerciser
on lines 11, 42, 45, and 76 in the background until interrupted
by a [CTRL-C] or a kill -15 pid: % /usr/field/cmx
-l 11 42 45 76 & The following example runs the cmx exerciser
on line 11, specifying a range of baud rates to
test. % /usr/field/cmx -b9600-38400 -l 11
Commands: diskx(8), fsx(8), memx(8), shmx(8), tapex(8)
cmx(8)
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