System - Common Scenario Stress with IO

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Note  This content applies to the Windows Logo Kit (WLK). For the latest information using the new Windows Hardware Certification Kit (HCK), see Windows HCK User's Guide on the Windows Hardware Dev Center.

Type: Automated Test

Overview

The System - Common Scenario Stress with IO job ensures that the system and its devices accept and correctly handle numerous Plug and Play (PnP) and power management state change scenarios. This currently includes disable/enable and suspend/hibernate/wake scenarios. Additionally, it ensures that the devices are still functional after these state changes through SimpleIO stress testing.

Note   This test applies to both client and server.

Details

The System - Common Scenario Stress with IO job is the System Logo Category version of the Common_Scenario_Stress_with_IO automated scenario.

The job directs the underlying scenario to target all possible devices. Additionally, the underlying scenario can only run disable/enable scenarios on disableable devices. A disableable device is defined to be a device that has the "Disable" menu option available in Windows Device Manager and is not class 'LegacyDriver'.

Run Time: 3 hours

System Restart Required: No

Supported operating systems for Logo or Signature testing:

  • Windows 7

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Windows Vista

  • Windows Server 2003

  • Windows XP

Requirements

Software Requirements

The test tool requires the following software:

  • Supported operating system (see list above).

  • Software components included with the device that is being tested.

Hardware Requirements

The test tool requires the following hardware:

  • Device to be tested

  • Computer that meets the minimum software requirements

  • Windows keyboard

  • Two-button pointing device

  • Color display monitor capable of at least 1024 by 768 resolution, 32-bits per pixel, 60 Hz

  • Hard drive with a minimum of 20 GB available on partition C:

Running System - Common Scenario Stress with IO

  • Ensure your machine pool has been configured for the proper logo program.

  • Create a system submission (Logo) in Device Console.

  • Run System - Common Scenario Stress with IO test from Device Console.

Troubleshooting

The underlying scenario was developed using the new Windows Device Testing Framework (WDTF). The WDK contains extensive documentation for using and extending this framework in your own driver development process. Search the WDK help documentation for "Windows Device Testing Framework" for more information. You can also find this information in the table of contents for the WDK documentation under Windows Driver Kit > Other Tools > Windows Device Testing Framework > Automated Scenarios.

You may receive an error message similar to the following: "SimpleIOStress Failed! -> IcmpSendEcho() had too many consecutive timeouts. Win32=1214 - The format of the specified network name is invalid." This failure can be caused by network latency, which can be improved by trying one or more of the following steps:

  • Disable DHCP and use static IP addressing.

  • Place a router or switch directly between the controller and client.

  • For redundant network paths, add an additional NIC connected to the network.

Some machines will go into standby mode at the end of the test on Windows XP. If this occurs, you must wake the machine manually to complete the test. This is acceptable for Logo submission. If automation is required, you can wake the system by calling PoSetSystemState(ES_USER_PRESENT) from kernel mode.

 

 

Build date: 9/14/2012