VBrick Systems VB5000 - Manual (Page 87)

VBrick MPEG-2 Appliance Admin Guide 79
Chapter 5
Diagnostics
Topics in this chapter
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Diagnostics: Network Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Diagnostics: Device Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Diagnostics: Decoder Color Bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Diagnostics: Hard Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Overview
There are two groups of diagnostics: Low Level Hardware Diagnostics and User Diagnostics.
Low Level diagnostics are run in
Diagnostics
mode. User diagnostics are run in normal
Run
mode. (The
Configured Operational Mode
is set in Configuration: System as described below.)
You must be in
Diagnostics
mode to run Hard Drive Check Disk and Device Test POST
Tests. You can run all other tests from
Run
mode.
T To change between normal
Run
mode and
Diagnostics
mode
1. Log in with Administrator or Operator Privilege. The default login Username and
Password is
admin
/
admin
or
operator
/
operator
(case sensitive).
2. Go to the
Configuration: System
screen.
3. Click
Begin Edit
.
4. Set
Configured Operational Mode
as required.
5. Click
Apply Changes
.
6. The VBrick will then automatically save the changes and reset.
User Diagnostics
There are four user diagnostics: Network Test, Device Test, Decoder Color Bar, and Hard
Drive.
Diagnostics: Network Tests
Diagnostics: Network Tests > Ping Test
This menu allows the user to initiate a data test from one VBrick to another. To Ping another
VBrick, it's necessary to enter Edit mode. Enter the IP address and Test Settings and select
the
Start
button. The Operational State will read
Ping Test
. After the test is completed, use
the
Refresh
button to display the results of the test. The results of the test will be displayed in
Note Since running in
Diagnostics
mode interrupts the passing of video, be sure to return
the appliance to the
Run
mode in order to return the appliance to its normal
operational state.