External Loopback Test - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Service Manual

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12. Reset the port:
13. Notify the customer the test is complete and the attached device can be set

External Loopback Test

To perform an external loopback test for a single port:
1. Notify the customer that a disruptive external loopback test will be performed
Note:
unblocked.
2. At the HAFM server, open the HAFM application. The Product View
3. Select the icon representing the switch for which the loopback test is to be
4. At the Hardware View, verify the location of the port to be tested. When the
5. Disconnect the fiber-optic jumper cable from the port.
6. Depending on the port technology, insert a singlemode or multimode
7. Select the Port Diagnostics option from the Maintenance menu. The Port
8. Type the port number to be tested or select all ports at the Port Select area of
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a. At the Hardware View, right-click the port graphic. A pop-up menu
displays.
b. Select the Reset Port option. A message box displays, indicating a link
reset operation will occur.
c. Click OK. The port resets.
online.
on a port and the fiber-optic cable or cables will be disconnected. Ensure the
customer's system administrator quiesces Fibre Channel frame traffic through
the port and sets attached devices offline.
At the start of the loopback test, the port can be online, offline, blocked, or
displays.
performed. The Hardware View for the selected switch displays.
mouse pointer is passed over the graphical port on the front view of the
switch, the port highlights with a blue border and a pop-up displays Switch
Port.
loopback plug into the port receptacle.
Diagnostics dialog box displays
the dialog box.
(Figure 36).
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