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- The syntax for RAIDmark is as follows:
-
- raidmark [-d<drive>] [-s<size>] [-t<duration>] [-l<filename>]
- [-u<filename>] [-r<filename>] [-v] [-m] [-c<comment>]
- [-f<N>]
-
- or
-
- raidmark {-? | -h}
-
- All parameters are optional.
-
-
- Command-line arguments are as follows:
-
- -d<drive>
- Tested drive ID. This is the name of the drive to be tested.
- In DOS, a letter, such as 'C':
- -dC
-
- In NOVELL, the volume name, such as 'sys':
- -dSYS
-
- The default is the current drive.
-
-
- -s<size>
- Test file size in megabytes. If left out, this will default
- to half the available disk space, with a maximum of 128
- megabytes. Typically, this file should be at least 5 times
- bigger than the disk cache. The bigger the test file, the
- more accurate results you will get.
- -s64
- will create a 64 megabyte test file.
-
-
- -t<duration>
- Duration of the whole test in minutes. Actually, this number
- is the total for raw access and application level test. Time
- spent doing user defined tests is not included in this
- number. Because of cache overflow routines, the test may
- take more time than specified to complete, as this number is
- an approximation of the effective time spent doing actual
- testing.
- -t5
- will run RAIDmark to give you 5 minutes effective time.
-
- The default is 15 minutes.
-
-
- -l<filename>
- Log file name. Specify full pathname if you want to place
- the log file outside the current directory.
-
- For DOS:
- -lc:\temp\logs\raidmark.log
- For NOVELL:
- -lsys:temp\logs\raidmark.log
-
- Default action is to prompt the user for a filename.
-
- -u<filename>
- User defined test file. Specify full pathname as with log
- files. You can simulate different environments by changing
- this file with any ASCII editor. If this parameter is
- omitted, RAIDmark will look for the file TESTCASE.RDM in the
- current directory. If it does not find it, RAIDmark will ask
- you if you want to run user-defined tests. The format for
- the user-defined test file is illustrated in the example
- file TESTCASE.RDM included with this package.
-
-
- -r<filename>
- Report file name. Supply a file name into which test results
- will be saved for processing by the stand-alone comparison
- utility. The default extension is '.DAT'.
-
-
- -v
- Verify record checksum flag. If you supply this flag, every
- record read from the test file will be checked for errors.
- This will, of course, somewhat slow down the testing.
- Default is no verification.
-
-
- -m
- Monochrome display. Supply this parameter if you are running
- RAIDmark on a system with a monochrome monitor. Default is
- 16-color text mode.
-
-
- -c<comment>
- Comment to be inserted into the log file. This can be any
- alpha-numeric string without spaces. Use underscores where
- you would normally put spaces, e.g.
- -cExample_of_comment
-
-
- -f<N>
- Force the cache file size to be at least N megabytes long.
- -f10
- will make RAIDmark think that the disk cache is at least 10
- megabytes. This rarely-used option should be activated to
- ensure valid results whenever RAIDmark cannot correctly
- determine the actual cache size.
-
-
- -? or -h
- Quick help screen.
-
-
- To eliminate caching problems, the test file should be as large as
- possible. Make sure you have sufficient space on the tested drive.
- Typically, you will need the size you specified as test file size plus
- the cache size. In addition, the system on which you are running
- RAIDmark might need some extra disk space as well.
-
- On a multi-processing system, RAIDmark should be the only running
- process, in order to get accurate results.
-
- When using the Novell version of RAIDmark, make sure 'MATHLIB.NLM' has
- been loaded prior to running RAIDMARK.NLM.
-
- When viewing the summary screens, you have 30 seconds before the
- screen changes. To force a pause, press P when the screen is
- displayed. Then, any key will continue. You also have the option to
- save the test data into a file for later processing by the stand-alone
- comparison program. To activate this option, press S while the summary
- screen are displayed. RAIDmark will prompt you for a filename under
- which the test data will be saved. The default file extension is
- '.DAT'.
-
- The 'escape' key will abort the current test at any stage.
-
-
-
- Revision history:
-
- 1.1 November 11, 1992
- Fixed problem reading 'TESTCASE.RDM' user-defined tests
- file. Format for MS-DOS is now identical to the Novell
- format.
- Added the file 'PATCH311.NLM' from Novell, Inc., to
- distribution diskette to fix erroneous free disk space
- report in Novell.
- Minor enhancements.
-
- 1.0 October 7, 1992
- Initial release.
-
-
- Please send any comments, suggestions, results (along with a description
- of the tested system and environment) to:
-
- c/o RAIDmark Project Manager
- DynaTek Automation Systems Inc.
- 15 Tangiers Road, Toronto, Ontario
- Canada M3J 2B1
-
-
- Or post on the DynaTek BBS: (416) 635-9021 (300-16,800 baud HST)
-
- Updated versions of RAIDmark are available for downloading from the
- DynaTek BBS.
-