CN105653414A - Method for realizing automatic switching between DOS and other test platforms - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for automatically switching between DOS and other test platforms. The method uses UEFI? Shell recognizes the operating system boot partition in UEFI mode, calls the operating system boot file, and starts the operating system; when testing, first guide the DOS boot disk into UEFI? Shell, after passing the test, will write a PASS mark file, and then pass UEFI? Under the shell, judge whether there is a DOS test PASS mark file to realize automatic switching between UEFI and DOS, Windows and Linux platforms. The method of the invention does not require manual operation by a tester when the platform is switched, reduces the work actions of the tester, and realizes automatic switching. Especially in the case of one operator testing multiple machines at the same time, it can also save testing time and improve testing efficiency. From UEFI? The shell platform enters the DOS, or the UEFI platform is used for testing, or the operating system boot file is invoked to enter the operating system, and the program automatically judges that there will be no human error or missed testing, which ensures the quality of the test.

Description

A Method of Realizing Automatic Switching Between DOS and Other Test Platforms

technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of server product testing, in particular to a method for automatically switching between DOS and other test platforms, in particular, using UEFIShell to identify the boot partitions of operating systems such as Windows and Linux in UEFI mode, and calling the operating system boot files to start operating system. During the production test of server products, first guide the DOS boot disk into UEFIShell, and judge whether there is a DOS test PASS mark file under UEFIShell, so as to realize the automatic switching between UEFI and DOS, Windows and Linux platforms. The tester's operation action and test time are reduced, the test efficiency is improved, and the test quality is guaranteed.

Background technique

In the current factory production test of server products, most of the online tests are conducted on platforms such as DOS, Windows, Linux or UEFI. Due to the limitations of test tools and test environments, online tests are likely to be divided into two or even multiple platforms for testing.

DOS can automatically enter Windows by modifying the Grub boot method, but it is difficult to automatically enter Linux and UEFI, so most factories divide the test into two steps. The first step is to test under DOS first. After the test under DOS is passed, The tester manually switches the call and then performs the test under the Linux or UEFI platform, and the automatic switching cannot be realized. It is easy for the tester to switch the test platform manually, and it is easy to miss the test. Especially in the case of one tester testing multiple machines, the tester is likely to be confused and may go directly to the next platform test, resulting in missed tests and affecting the test quality.

EFI, Extensible Firmware Interface, the abbreviation of the English name ExtensibleFirmwareInterface, is an upgrade program introduced by Intel, a company leading the research and development of personal computer technology, to replace BIOS in future PC-like computer systems.

The new UEFI, full name "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" (UnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface), is a standard that describes the type interface in detail. This interface is used by the operating system to automatically load an operating system from a pre-boot operating environment.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is: aiming at the above problems, the present invention proposes a method for automatically switching between DOS and other test platforms.

The technical scheme adopted in the present invention is:

A method for automatically switching between DOS and other test platforms, the method uses UEFIShell to identify Windows and Linux operating system boot partitions in UEFI mode, calls the operating system boot file, and starts the operating system; when the server product is produced and tested, the DOS is first started The disk is booted into UEFIShell, and a PASS mark file will be written after the test is passed, and then the DOS test PASS mark file exists under UEFIShell to realize automatic switching between UEFI and DOS, Windows and Linux platforms.

The method operation steps are as follows:

a) Make the U disk into a DOS boot disk and put it into the DOS platform test tool. After the test tool passes the test, it will write a PASS mark file, and then execute the restart command;

b) Write the efi program, named scan.efi, which is used to prompt the operator to scan the product serial number, and judge whether the serial number product DOS test PASS mark file exists in the U disk. If it does not exist, execute the exit command and automatically enter DOS platform; returns 0 if present;

c) Write the uefishell self-starting script STARTUP.NSH, first call scan.efi, if the program scan.efi returns 0, it means that the product has passed the DOS test, start the UEFI platform test, or boot the Windows, Linux and other operating systems Boot file (\efi\boot\bootx64.efi for Linux operating system, \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi for Windows operating system), guide the machine to enter the operating system, and test the operating system platform. If it does not return 0, scan.efi invokes the system command exit to exit uefishell, and the device automatically starts from the second startup item.

d) Put the edited scan.efi and STARTUP.NSH into the DOS startup disk, insert the DOS startup disk into the test machine, start it up, first enter BIOSSetup manually, set bootfrombuild-inuefishell as the first startup item, DOS Set the startup disk as the second startup item, save the settings and restart the machine.

Through the above operations, the test machine can be automatically switched between UEFI, DOS, Windows, Linux and other platforms without manual operation by the tester.

In step a), when other operating systems need to be started from the U disk, the corresponding operating system files are copied to the U disk.

The beneficial effects of the present invention are:

The method of the invention does not need manual operation by a tester when the platform is switched, reduces the work actions of the tester, and realizes automatic switching. Especially in the case of one operator testing multiple machines at the same time, it can also save testing time and improve testing efficiency. Enter DOS from the UEFI shell platform, or test on the UEFI platform, or call the operating system boot file to enter the operating system, automatically judged by the program, there will be no human error or missed test, and the quality of the test is guaranteed.

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Fig. 1 is a flow chart of the method of the present invention.

detailed description

Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing of description, the present invention is further described according to specific embodiment:

Example 1:

A method for automatically switching between DOS and other test platforms, the method uses UEFIShell to identify Windows and Linux operating system boot partitions in UEFI mode, calls the operating system boot file, and starts the operating system; when the server product is produced and tested, the DOS is first started The disk is booted into UEFIShell, and a PASS mark file will be written after the test is passed, and then the DOS test PASS mark file exists under UEFIShell to realize automatic switching between UEFI and DOS, Windows and Linux platforms.

Example 2

As shown in Figure 1, on the basis of Embodiment 1, the method operation steps described in this embodiment are as follows:

a) Make the U disk into a DOS boot disk and put it into the DOS platform test tool. After the test tool passes the test, it will write a PASS mark file, and then execute the restart command;

b) Write the efi program, named scan.efi, which is used to prompt the operator to scan the product serial number, and judge whether the serial number product DOS test PASS mark file exists in the U disk. If it does not exist, execute the exit command and automatically enter DOS platform; returns 0 if present;

c) Write the uefishell self-starting script STARTUP.NSH, first call scan.efi, if the program scan.efi returns 0, it means that the product has passed the DOS test, start the UEFI platform test, or boot the Windows, Linux and other operating systems Boot file (\efi\boot\bootx64.efi for Linux operating system, \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi for Windows operating system), guide the machine to enter the operating system, and test the operating system platform. If it does not return 0, scan.efi invokes the system command exit to exit uefishell, and the device automatically starts from the second startup item.

d) Put the edited scan.efi and STARTUP.NSH into the DOS startup disk, insert the DOS startup disk into the test machine, start it up, first enter BIOSSetup manually, set bootfrombuild-inuefishell as the first startup item, DOS Set the startup disk as the second startup item, save the settings and restart the machine.

Through the above operations, the test machine can be automatically switched between UEFI, DOS, Windows, Linux and other platforms without manual operation by the tester.

Example 3

On the basis of Embodiment 2, in this embodiment, in step a), when other operating systems need to be started from the U disk, the corresponding operating system files are copied to the U disk.

The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, but not to limit the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the relevant technical field can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all Equivalent technical solutions also belong to the category of the present invention, and the scope of patent protection of the present invention should be defined by the claims.

Claims (3)

1. A method for automatically switching between DOS and other test platforms, characterized in that: the method utilizes UEFIShell to identify the operating system boot partition of UEFI mode, calls the operating system boot file, and starts the operating system; during the test, the DOS boot disk is first Boot into UEFIShell, write a PASS mark file after the test is passed, and then judge whether there is a DOS test PASS mark file under UEFIShell to realize automatic switching between UEFI and DOS, Windows and Linux platforms. 2. a kind of method that realizes DOS and other test platforms automatic switching according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described method operating steps are as follows: a) Make the U disk into a DOS boot disk and put it into the DOS platform test tool. After the test tool passes the test, it will write a PASS mark file, and then execute the restart command; b) Write the efi program, named scan.efi, which is used to prompt the operator to scan the product serial number, and judge whether the serial number product DOS test PASS mark file exists in the U disk. If it does not exist, execute the exit command and automatically enter DOS platform; returns 0 if present; c) Write the uefishell self-starting script STARTUP.NSH, first call scan.efi, if the program scan.efi returns 0, it means that the product has passed the DOS test, start the UEFI platform test, or boot the boot file of other operating systems, Guide the machine to enter the operating system and test the operating system platform; if it does not return 0, scan.efi calls the system command exit to exit uefishell, and the machine automatically starts from the second startup item; d) Put the edited scan.efi and STARTUP.NSH into the DOS startup disk, insert the DOS startup disk into the test machine, start it up, first enter BIOSSetup manually, set bootfrombuild-inuefishell as the first startup item, DOS Set the startup disk as the second startup item, save the settings and restart the machine. 3. a kind of method that realizes DOS and other test platforms automatic switching according to claim 2, is characterized in that: in step a), when needing to start other operating systems from U disk, copy corresponding operating system file to the U disk.