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Create File I/O Test to Compare the Contents of Two Files

This example reads the C:\sysedge\bin\saFileIOTest.bin file and reads the F:\Test\CompTest.bin file, and compares their contents.

Follow these steps:

1. Click + (New) on the Test Monitors toolbar.

   The New test pane appears.

2. Enter suitable valuesp in the following fields.

   Test Name

   Specifies a valid test name

   Example: fileio

   Description

   Specifies the description of the test

   Example: Comparing files

   Test Class

   (Optional) Specifies a valid test class

   Example: File IO Comp

   Test Interval

   Specifies the interval period of the test

   Default: 30

   Test Timeout

   Specifies the interval period of the test

   Default: 10

   Test Type

   Specifies the test type

   Example: File I/O

   File Operations

   Specifies the available operations for the test

   Example: Compare

   Source Filename

   Specifies the path of source filename

   Example: C:\sysedge\bin\saFileIOTest.bin

   Destination Filename

   Specifies the path of destination filename

   Example: F:\Test\CompTest.bin

   User Name

   Specifies the user name

   Example: FIOTestUser

3. Accept defaults for the other values.
4. Click Save Test
   The test is saved and appears in the Available Policies page.

When you commit your changes, SRM adds an entry similar to the following to the svcrsp.cf file:

{ 
index=44 
type=fileio
desc="Comparing files." 
destination=F:\Test\CompTest.bin
args="op=cmp&local=C:\sysedge\bin\saFileIOTest.bin" 
interval=30 
samples=1 
timeout=10 
window=120 
tos=0 
status=active 
name="File Compare"
class=""
context=""
flags="1"
loglevel=3
} 

When you apply the File I/O test, the svcrsp.cf file is executed.

For information about the errors returned by File I/O tests, see File I/O Test Error Codes.