Maintenance Using Tdr; Splitting Qsfp Ports To Sfp+ Ports - Dell S4820T Configuration Manual

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Maintenance Using TDR

The time domain reflectometer (TDR) is supported on all Dell Networking switch/routers.
TDR is an assistance tool to resolve link issues that helps detect obvious open or short conditions within
any of the four copper pairs. TDR sends a signal onto the physical cable and examines the reflection of
the signal that returns. By examining the reflection, TDR is able to indicate whether there is a cable fault
(when the cable is broken, becomes unterminated, or if a transceiver is unplugged).
TDR is useful for troubleshooting an interface that is not establishing a link; that is, when the link is
flapping or not coming up. TDR is not intended to be used on an interface that is passing traffic. When a
TDR test is run on a physical cable, it is important to shut down the port on the far end of the cable.
Otherwise, it may lead to incorrect test results.
NOTE: TDR is an intrusive test. Do not run TDR on a link that is up and passing traffic.
To test and display TDR results, use the following commands.
1.
To test for cable faults on the TenGigabitEthernet cable.
EXEC Privilege mode
tdr-cable-test tengigabitethernet slot/port
Between two ports, do not start the test on both ends of the cable.
Enable the interface before starting the test.
Enable the port to run the test or the test prints an error message.
2.
Displays TDR test results.
EXEC Privilege mode
show tdr tengigabitethernet slot/port

Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports

The platform supports splitting a single 40G QSFP port into four 10G SFP+ ports using one of the
supported breakout cables (for a list of supported cables, refer to the Installation Guide or the Release
Notes).
NOTE: When you split a 40G port (such as fo 1/4) into four 10G ports, the 40G interface
configuration is still available in the startup configuration when you save the running configuration
by using the write memory command. When a reload of the system occurs, the 40G interface
configuration is not applicable because the 40G ports are split into four 10G ports after the reload
operation. While the reload is in progress, you might see error messages when the configuration file
is being loaded. You can ignore these error messages. Similarly, such error messages are displayed
during a reload after you configure the four individual 10G ports to be stacked as a single 40G port.
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