Spinsilk - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Reference Manual

spinSilk

Functional test of port to port path at maximum switch speed.
Synopsis
spinSilk [nmegs, gbic_mode, lb_mode, spd_mode]
Availability
admin
Description
Use this command to verify the functional operation of the switch components.
Note:
This command verifies the functional operation of the switch by setting up the routing hardware
such that frames received by port M are retransmitted through port N. Likewise frames received by
port N are retransmitted through port M. Each port M sends 4 frames to its partner port N through
an external fiber cable; thus exercising all the switch components from the main board, to the
GBIC, to the fiber cable, to the GBIC, and back to the main board.
The cables can be connected to any port combination with the condition that the cables and GBICs
connected are of the same technology. For example, a short wavelength GBIC port must be
connected to another short wavelength GBIC port through a short wavelength cable; or a long
wavelength port must be connected to another long wavelength port.
Optimum test coverage occurs with lb_mode 1, M->M loopback plugs and splbMode disabled. In
this case every port will exchange frames with every other port and all of the ASIC to ASIC
connections are tested.
The frames are continuously transmitted and received in all ports in parallel. The port LEDs flicker
green rapidly while the test is running.
At each pass, the frame is created from a different data type. There are seven data types:
1.
CSPAT:
2.
BYTE_LFSR:
3.
CHALF_SQ:
4.
QUAD_NOT:
5.
CQTR_SQ:
6.
CRPAT:
7.
RANDOM:
If seven passes are requested, the seven different data types are used in the test. If eight passes are
requested, the first seven frames use unique data types, and the eighth is the same as the first.
spinSilk Modes
There are three test modes. These modes can be used together to test specific ports.
•
Loopback mode
•
GBIC mode
Fabric OS Reference
The spinsilk command may not be executed on an operational switch. You must first
disable the switch using the switchDisable command.
0x7e, 0x7e, 0x7e, 0x7e, ...
0x69, 0x01, 0x02, 0x05, ...
0x4a, 0x4a, 0x4a, 0x4a, ...
0x00, 0xff, 0x00, 0xff, ...
0x78, 0x78, 0x78, 0x78, ...
0xbc, 0xbc, 0x23, 0x47, ...
0x25, 0x7f, 0x6e, 0x9a, ...
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Telnet Commands
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