Error Messages
Diagnostics
Table 4. Diagnostic Tests for the 2250 Switches (continued)
Test
Command
Cross Port Test
crossPortTest
Spin Silk Test
spinSilk
SRAM Data
sramRetentionTest
Retention Test
CMem Data
CmemRetentionTest Verifies that data written into
Retention Test
Switch Online
switchEnable
To analyze error messages, access the error message log via a Telnet
session using the
errDump
power from the switch; error messages are stored in RAM and are lost
when power is removed. See the Fabric OS Reference Manual for a
detailed description of each message.
Description
Checks all switch paths. Frames
transmitted by port M are looped
back via external cable and
received at port N. Run offline or
online.
Checks all switch paths at the
maximum speed of 1 Gbps.
Frames transmitted by port M are
looped back via external cables
and when received by port N are
sent again by port M in an
external loop. Run offline.
Verifies that data written into
ASIC memories is retained. Runs
offline.
ASIC SRAMs is retained. Runs
offline.
Returns switch to online state.
command. Note any messages before removing
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