Troubleshooting Port Diagnostics - Brocade Communications Systems WFT-2D User Manual

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FC troubleshooting

Troubleshooting port diagnostics

This feature allows you to run a diagnostic port test and a link traffic test on the selected ports.
Port diagnostics requirements
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ATTENTION
The Management application changes the port type for all selected ports and associated attached
ports to a D port for the duration of the test. This may cause the fabric to segment. When the test is
complete, the Management application changes the port type back to an E port.
ATTENTION
If you run more than one test per slot, the result may go wrong or the test may fail.
TABLE 78
D-Port test support matrix
D-Ports Tests Fabric OS 7.0
E-Port
Electrical Test Supported
Optical Test Supported
Link Configuration
Not supported
Traffic
Test
Supported
Test
Link Distance
Supported
Link Measurement
Not supported
To run a diagnostic port test, complete the following steps.
1. Select Monitor > Troubleshooting > FC > Diagnostic Port Test.
2. Select the ports for which you want to run a diagnostic port test from the Available Ports table.
3. Click the right arrow button to move the ports to the Selected Ports table.
4. To configure parameters for the link traffic test, select the ports for which you want to configure
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Only supported on devices with 10 Gbps-capable D-ports or E-ports running Fabric OS 7.0 or
later. The source and destinationports must be the same.
Only supported on devices with 16 Gbps-capable E-ports running Fabric OS 7.0 or later.
Only supported on devices with 16 Gbps-capable F-ports, ICL-ports, and AG N-ports running
Fabric OS 7.1 or later.
Both the source and destination ports must be managed by the Management application.
Fabric OS 7.1
E-Port
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Not supported
The Diagnostic Port Test dialog box displays.
You can only run 10 diagnostic port tests at a time. If you select more than 10 ports, the
Management application runs the first 10 diagnostic port tests and queues the rest. When the
first test is completed, the next test in the queue begins and so on until all tests are completed.
link traffic test in the Selected Ports table and click Link Traffic Test.
Refer to "Configuring link traffic test parameters"
F-Port AG N-Port
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
Supported Supported
on page 1061.
HBA driver 3.2
ICL-Port
Not supported Supported
Not supported Not supported
Supported Not supported
Supported Not supported
Supported Not supported
Supported Not supported
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