• Cable Fault Distance — Indicates the distance from the port where the cable error
occurred.
• Last Update — Indicates the last time the port was tested.
• Cable Length — Indicates the approximate cable length. This test can only be
performed when the port is up.
Web – Click Physical, Diagnostics, Copper Cable, define the fields, and click Test.
CLI – The following is an example of the CLI commands used to test copper cables:
Console# show copper-ports cable-length
Port
Length [meters]
----
---------------------
1/e1
< 50
1/e2
Copper not active
1/e3
110-140
1/g1
Fiber
Viewing Optical Transceivers
The Optical Transceiver Page allows network managers to perform tests on Fiber
Optic cables. Optical transceiver diagnostics can be performed only when the link is
present.
Figure 3-67. Copper Cable Page
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