Backplanetest - HP StorageWorks 2/64 - Core Switch Command Reference Manual

backplaneTest

Tests the backplane connection for a multiple-blade configured system.
Synopsis
backplanetest [--slot number][-passcnt count][-payload value][-pat
type][-ports itemlist][-[-verbose mode]
Availability
admin
Description
Use this command to verify the backplane connection for each blade through the backend external (BE)
ports. This command can run only on a multiple-blade configured system. It assumes that all blades
available on the specified switch have passed the blade diagnostics tests. This command verifies the
backplane connection by using a functional blade's frame transmitter and receiver features.
NOTE: No other diagnostic can be executed until this test is completed. This command is supported on
the SAN Switch 2/8V, SAN Switch 2/16V, SAN Switch 2/32, Core Switch 2/64, and SAN Director
2/128. This command is not supported on the 4/16 SAN Switch, SAN Switch 4/32 and 4/256 SAN
Director, which use the Condor ASIC.
Operands
This command has the following operands:
--slot number
-passcnt count
-payload value
-pat type
-ports itemlist
-verbose mode
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Specifies the slot on which the diagnostic operates. The ports specified are
relative to this slot number.
Specifies the number of times to perform this test. The default value is 1.
Specifies the byte size of the test frame payload. The payload size must be
in multiples of 4, and the minimum size is 16. The default value is 512
bytes.
Specifies the test-pattern type to use in the test frame payload. Twenty types
of predefined patterns are provided with the test; the default is jCRPAT
(type=17). Use
dataTypeShow
with backplaneTest.
Specifies a list of blade ports to test. By default, all the blade ports in the
specified slot are used. See
Specifies verbose mode. If specified with a nonzero value, this mode
displays the test progress in detail. The default value is to disable the mode.
This operand is optional.
to display the pattern types supported
for further details
itemList