Testing A Port's External Transmit And Receive Path; Testing A Switch's Internal Components; Testing Components To And From The Hba; Segmented Fabrics - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Troubleshooting Manual

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Testing a port's external transmit and receive path

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Connect the port you want to test to any other switch port with the cable you want to test.
3. Enter the portLoopbackTest -lb_mode 2 command.

Testing a switch's internal components

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Connect the port you want to test to any other switch port with the cable you want to test.
3. Enter the portLoopbackTest -lb_mode 5 command where 5 is the operand that causes the test

Testing components to and from the HBA

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the portTest command (refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference for information on
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components that are not functioning properly. Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference for
additional command information.
The HBA's bcu fcDiag
For more information on using this command, refer to the Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide.
TABLE 7
Test
portBeacon
portLoopbackTest
turboRamTest

Segmented fabrics

Fabric segmentation is generally caused by one of the following conditions:
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Segmented fabrics

to run on the internal switch components (this is a partial list—refer to the Fabric OS Command
Reference for additional command information):
[-nframes count]—Specify the number of frames to send.
[-lb_mode mode]—Select the loopback point for the test.
[-spd_mode mode]—Select the speed mode for the test.
[-ports itemlist]—Specify a list of user ports to test.
the command options).
Table 7 on page 36 for a list of additional tests that can be used to determine the switch
linkbeacon command can be used to beacon a target port on the switch.
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Switch component tests
Function
Sets port beaconing mode.
Performs a functional test of port N to N path. Verifies the functional components of the
switch.
Verifies that the on chip SRAM located in the 4 and 8 Gbps ASIC is using the Turbo-Ram BIST
circuitry. This allows the BIST controller to perform the SRAM write and read operations at a
much faster rate.
Incompatible fabric parameters (see "Reconciling fabric parameters individually"
Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide
on page 37).
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