Qlogic SANbox 5800V Series User Manual page 96

4 – Managing Switches
Testing a Switch
To test a switch, do the following:
1. Open the faceplate display of the switch to be tested.
2. Open the Switch menu and select Switch Diagnostics, and select Online
Switch Diagnostics or Offline Switch Diagnostics to open the Switch
Diagnostics dialog.
3. Select the test type in the drop-down list.
CAUTION!
If you selected the Offline Switch Diagnostics option, your test type
options are Offline and Connectivity. These tests will disrupt traffic. When
you run an offline or connectivity test, the switch will be put into diagnostics
state for you, and the switch will not be returned to its original state until the
switch diagnostics dialog closed. A disruptive switch reset will be done at
that time to return the switch to its original state.
If you selected the Online Switch Diagnostics option to run the online
switch test and there are no ports with an active login at that time, the test
will return immediately with a Passed status.
4. Enter a frame size in the Frame Size field.
5. Enable or disable the Terminate Test Upon Error option.
6. Select a Loop Count option. The Loop Forever option runs the test until
you click the Stop Test button. The Loop Count option runs the test a
specific number of times.
7. Select the default test pattern or enter a user-defined (hexadecimal) test
pattern.
8. Click the Start Test button to begin the next test. Observe the results in the
Test Results area. If the Test Status field in the Test Results area indicates
Failed, note the Test Fault Code displayed in the Switch Information data
window and contact Tech Support.
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