Controlling Testing; Example Test Scenarios And Output - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Troubleshooting Manual

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Controlling testing

You can stop and start D_Port testing on a port by using the following respective commands:
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Available suboptions to the - --start option are as follows:
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In addition, the following options are available:
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Example test scenarios and output

In addition to the examples shown
shown below.
Confirming SFP and link status with an HBA
The steps in the following example illustrate how the command bcu diag - -dportenable will fail with
an SFP installed but without a connection to the switch.
1. Confirm the initial port status.
switch:admin> bcu port --list
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Port#
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
1/0
1/1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Disable the port.
switch:admin> bcu port --disable 1/0
port disabled
3. Remove the connection to the switch and attempt to enable the D_Port.
switch:admin> bcu diag --dportenable 1/0
ERROR: Timer expired - Retry if persists contact support
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Diagnostic Port (D_Port)
portdporttest - -stop [slot/]port
portdporttest - -start [slot/]port
-nframes — Number of frames (in millions)
-framesize — Size of frame (from 36 to 2112 bytes)
-time — Test duration (in HH:MM format)
-pattern — A predefined pattern
-payload — A user-defined payload
-fec — Forward error correction (default is off)
-cr — Credit recovery (default is off)
- -setarg — Allows you to set suboptions between tests or before automatic tests, with the same
options as with the - -start option.
- -restart — Allows you to use already-set parameters during current tests.
FN Type PWWN/MAC
- fc 10:00:8c:7c:ff:1c:e9:00
0 fc 10:00:8c:7c:ff:1c:e9:00
- fc 10:00:8c:7c:ff:1c:e9:01
1 fc 10:00:8c:7c:ff:1c:e9:01
in"Enabling D_Port" on page 95, other practiical scenarions are
FC Addr/
Eth dev
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160000
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