Qlogic SANbox 5200 Series User Manual page 301

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Examples
To run an internal or external port test, do the following:
1. To start an admin session, enter the following command and press the Enter
key.
2. Place the port in Diagnostics mode, enter the following command (x = port
number) and press the Enter key.
3. Choose the type of port loopback test to run:
4. A series of test parameters are displayed on the screen. Press the Enter key
to accept each default parameter value, or type a new value for each
parameter and press the Enter key. The TestLength parameter is the
number of frames sent, the FrameSize (256 byte maximum in some cases)
parameter is the number of bytes in each frame, and the DataPattern
parameter is the pattern in the payload.
5. After the test type has been chosen and the command executed, a message
on the screen will appear detailing the test results.
6. After the test is run, put the port back into online state by entering the
following command (x = port number) and pressing the Enter key.
7. To verify port is back online, enter the following command and press the
Enter key. The contents of the AdminState field should display be "Online".
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admin start
set port x state diagnostics
To run an internal loopback test, enter the following:
test port x internal
To run an external loopback test, enter the following command. A
loopback plug must be installed for this test to pass.
test port x external
set port x state online
show port x
A – Command Line Interface
Test Command
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