Enable Diagnostics Cable - Extreme Networks ExtremeWare Command Reference Manual

High-Density Gigabit Ethernet Commands—Alpine 3800 and BlackDiamond 6800 Series Only

enable diagnostics cable

enable diagnostics cable port [<portlist> | all]
Description
Enables the automatic running of the Cable Diagnostics Module (CDM) to obtain cable diagnostics
values for selected physical ports of the system.
Syntax Description
portlist Specifies one or more slots and ports. May be in the form 2:*, 2:5, 2:6-2:8.
"3"
all Specifies all series ports.
Default
None
Usage Guidelines
This command enables the automatic running of cable diagnostics for selected physical ports of the
system. To set the starting time for auto-diagnostics collection for selected ports, use the
configure
command. To disable auto-diagnostics collection for selected ports, use the
diagnostics cable
command. To manually run cable diagnostics, use the
disable diagnostics cable run diagnostics
command. To abort cable diagnostics current in progress, use the
cable abort diagnostics cable
command.
You cannot issue this command while the cable diagnostics process is in progress.
To view cable diagnostics data, use the command.
show diagnostics cable
Example
The following command enables automatic running of cable diagnostics for all ports.
enable diagnostics cable port all
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare 7.3.
Platform Availability
"3"
This command is available on series I/O modules only.
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