JPH11143730A - Method for testing computer system device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically select and execute a test program corresponding to a changed content when any change or addition is generated in a test content due to the version-up of a device to be tested or the change or addition of a loaded package at the time of testing a computer system device. SOLUTION: A managing server 1 for managing a test program is connected through a communication network 3 with a device to be tested, and the device constitution of a device 2 to be tested is recognized at the time of starting test, and the recognized result is reported to the managing server 1. The managing server 1 receives the recognized result of the device constitution transmitted from the device 2 to be tested, selects a test program 16 corresponding to the device constitution, and reports it to the device 2 to be tested. The device 2 to be tested fetches the test program from the managing server 1 through a network based on the information of the test program transmitted from the managing server 1, and executes the test.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for collectively managing and executing a test program in a test of a computer system device having a communication function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a test of a computer system device, a test program has been created on a medium (FD, IC memory card, etc.) readable by the device under test, mounted on the device under test, and executed.

Since the test program differs depending on the configuration of various packages mounted on the device under test, the test program is prepared by preparing a plurality of media for each device or by using all the packages mounted on the device under test. It was necessary to write all the test programs corresponding to. Further, in order to enable a plurality of devices to be tested at the same time, it is necessary to prepare media for the number of devices to be tested simultaneously.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional test method, when the contents of the test are changed or added due to the version upgrade of the device under test or the change or addition of the mounted package, etc. Rewriting and management of the medium mounted on the device are performed manually, and there are many media to be managed and errors are likely to occur.

[0005] An object of the present invention is to automatically select a test program according to the changed contents when the contents of the test are changed or added due to a version upgrade of the device under test or a change or addition of a mounted package. And a method of testing a computer system device to be executed.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a management server having a test program and a device under test are connected via a network. The device under test recognizes the device configuration (package information) of the device under test and reports the recognized result to the management server via the network based on the test program information sent from the management server.
The process of downloading and executing the test program from the management server is incorporated in advance. When the power of the device under test is turned on, a process of recognizing the device configuration is executed, and the recognized result is reported to the management server.

When the management server receives the device configuration recognition result sent from the device under test, it selects a test program corresponding to the device configuration of the device under test and creates a list of test programs to be executed. The created list is reported to the device under test via the network.

The device under test loads the test program from the management server via the network based on the test program list sent from the management server and executes the test.

This eliminates the need to create a test program medium for each device under test, and realizes centralized management of test programs in the management server and automation of execution instructions from selection of test programs.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a test system according to the present invention.

A management server 1 for managing a test program, a device under test 2 and the management server 1 and a device under test 2
And a communication network 3 for transmitting data (information). The management server 1 includes a communication unit 11 for transmitting and receiving data (information) to and from the device under test 2 via the communication network 3 and a management program 14 for selecting a test program for the device under test 2 based on the data received by the communication unit. And a storage device 1 for storing a test program 16 of the device under test 2 and a test program selection table 15 used when selecting the test program 16
2 and a program for executing the program on the storage device 12 and the communication unit 1
1 is provided with a CPU 13 for giving an instruction to the CPU 1.

The device under test 2 communicates with the management server 1 via the communication network 3 to transmit and receive data (information).
1. A storage device for storing information of various packages 24n mounted in the slots 24 of the device under test 2 and reporting the information to the management server, and storing an initial operation program 25 for downloading a test program based on data received from the management server 1. And a CPU 23 for executing a program on the storage device 22 and giving an instruction to the communication unit 21.

Next, the operation of each section will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 shows a processing procedure of the management program 14 executed on the management server 1 and a processing procedure of the initial operation program 25 executed on the device under test 2.

The management program 14 running on the management server 1 executes a device information notification frame reception waiting process 141 to be in a state of waiting for receiving the device configuration notification frame 31 transmitted from the device under test 2.

The initial operation program 25 operating on the device under test 2 will be described.

When the power of the device under test is turned on at the start of the test, the initial operation program 25 operating on the device under test 2 executes a device configuration recognition process 251. In the device configuration recognition process, the test device information notification frame 31 is created by collecting the version information of the device under test, the presence / absence of the package in the slot 24n mounted on the slot unit 24, and the package ID and version information when the package is mounted. .

The test equipment information notification frame 31 shown in FIG.
, The test device name, the test device version, the number of packages, the slot number, the mounted package ID, and the package information of the package version are set for the number of mounted packages.

When the setting is completed, the apparatus information notification frame transmission processing 252 is executed, and the test apparatus information notification frame 3
1 after setting the device address in the header section of the communication section 21.
It notifies the management server 1 via the communication network 3.

After the frame notification, the initial operation program executes a test program notification frame waiting process 253,
Test program notification frame 32 from management server 1
Wait for reception.

Next, the management program 14 operating on the server 1 will be described.

The management program 14 running on the test management server 1 performs the processing 14
When the communication unit 11 receives the test device information notification frame 31 sent from the device under test, the header unit of the test device information frame 31 is used to determine the destination of the test program notification frame 32. Store the device address of the device under test set in
A test program selection process 142 is executed.

In the test program selection process 142, a test program is selected with reference to the test device information notification frame 31 and the test program selection table 15 in the storage device 12, and a notification frame 32 is created.

As shown in FIG. 3, the test program selection table 15 contains a test program name, a device name corresponding to the program, a device version, an operation part CPU or package (PK), and a package ID when the operation part is a package. , And package version must be set before starting the test.

The test program selection process 142 will be described in detail.

In the test program selection process, first,
Test device information notification frame 31 received from device under test
Based on the device name and the device version, the operating part having the same device name and device version in the program selection table 15 selects the test program name of the CPU.

Next, when each slot 24n on the device under test 2 is mounted (the number of slots is other than 0), the package information of the device information notification frame 31 is sequentially taken out, the program selection table 15 is checked, and the device name and device version are checked. Then, a test program name whose operating part matches the package ID of the package (PK) and the package version is selected.

When the selection is completed, a test program notification frame 32 shown in FIG. 3 is created. In this frame, the number of test programs to be executed on the selected device under test 2 and test program execution information are set. In, the test program name, the operation part, and when the operation part is a package (PK), the slot number is set continuously for the number of selected programs.

When the setting of the test program notification frame 32 is completed, the test program notification frame transmission processing 14
In step 3, the communication unit 11 transmits the device information notification frame 31 to the device under test (the device in which the device address was stored in the device information notification frame reception waiting process 141).

Test program notification frame transmission processing 14
After 3 is executed, it corresponds to the other device under test 2-n. The device information notification frame reception waiting process 141 is executed again.

Returning to the description of the management program 25 operating on the device under test 2.

The management program 25 running on the device under test 2 performs a test program notification frame reception waiting process 253.
Therefore, when the communication unit 21 receives the test program notification frame 32 from the management server 1, the test program download process 254 is executed.

In the test program download processing 254, the received test program notification frame 32 is referred to.
The number of programs is taken out and the following processing is repeated for the number of programs.

A test program 16 that matches the program name set in the program execution information is downloaded from the communication unit 11 to the storage device 12 of the management server 1 via the communication network 3, and the program execution unit is a CPU
Are packaged on the storage device 22 (P
K) is downloaded to the storage device 22 and then dropped into the package 24n having the same slot number.

When all the test programs have been downloaded, the test program is started in a test start process 255 to start the test.

[0037]

According to the present invention, only the initial operation program needs to be written on the medium mounted on the test apparatus,
It is no longer necessary to create a medium for each test device due to the upgrade of test programs and changes to test contents, which has been done in the past. Test programs can be managed, changed, and added collectively on the management server, and test programs can be selected. Can automate execution instructions.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an entire test system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a processing procedure of a program operating on a test system.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating details of a frame used for communication between a management server and a device under test.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing details of a table used for selecting a test program.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Management server, 2 ... Device under test, 3 ... Communication network, 11 ...
Communication unit of management server, 12: storage device of management server, 1
3 ... Management server CPU, 14 ... Management program, 15 ...
Test selection table 16 Test program 21 Communication unit of device under test 22 Storage device of device under test 23
Device under test CPU, 24 ... Device under test slot, 25 ...
Initial operation program of the device under test, 31: device information notification frame, 32: test program notification frame.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A management server loaded with a test program for a plurality of devices to be tested and a computer system device as a plurality of devices under test are connected by a communication network. The initial operation program starts up, automatically checks the device configuration on the device under test, and reports the device name and device configuration information of the device under test to the management server. A test method for a computer system device, wherein an appropriate test program name is reported to a device under test, and the device under test automatically loads and executes the test program from a management server.