Configuring Link Traffic Test Parameters - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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Configuring link traffic test parameters

You can conifigure these parameters to improve accuracy and to measure link performance on
stress conditions with more traffic.
1. Enter the number of frames to use in the traffic test in the Number of Frames field.
2. Enter the duration you want the test to run in the Duration Hours and Minutes fields.
3. Enter the frame size you want for the traffic test in the Frame Size field.
4. Choose one of the following options in the Payload Pattern area to configure the payload
5. Select the Forward Error Correction - Enable check box to enable forward error correction (FEC)
6. Select the Credit Recovery - Enable check box to enable credit recovery (CR) during the D-Port
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Status Detail messages
Operation/Test
If any test fails, that test displays
as failed and a Failure report
displays.
HBA Electrical test successful
HBA Electrical test failed
Click Close on the Diagnostic Port Test dialog box.
Minimum is 1 million (default). Maximum is 2,147,483,647 million.
This option is mutually exclusive of frames option.
Minimum is 0 hours and 1 minute (default). Maximum is 99 hours and 59 minutes.
Minimum is 36 bytes. Maximum is 2236 bytes. Default is 1024 bytes.
pattern to use in the traffic test
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Select the Predefined option and select a pre-defined payload patteren from the list.
Options include BYTE_NOT, WORD_NOT, QUAD_NOT, BYTE_RAMP, WORD_RAMP,
QUAD_RAMP, BYTE_LFSR, RANDOM, CRPAT, CSPAT, CHALF_SQ, CQTR_SQ, RDRAM_PAT,
jCRPAT, jCJTPAT, jCSPAT, PRED_RAND, SMI_TEST, CJPAT, QUAD_NOTP, JSPAT, and JTSPAT.
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Select the User Defined option and enter a pattern in the field.
Minimum is 0. Maximum is 2,147,483,647.
An example of the payload pattern displays in the Example field.
during the D-Port test.
Clear to disable (default).
test.
Clear to disable (default).
Possible message
Sample failure report :
Errors detected (local): CRC, Bad_EOF, Enc_out
Errors detected (remote): CRC, Bad_EO
Run portstatsshow and porterrshow for more detail on the errors.
Successfully completed Electrical Loopback Test on port
HBA_port_number of the HBA HBA_node
Electrical Loopback Test failed on port HBA_port_number of the HBA
HBA_node
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