Diagnostics Loopback Test (Command Line Option -Kl) - Qlogic SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI User Manual

When you select this option from the Main Menu, SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI
shows Diagnostics Menu with the standard list of adapter ports. Type the
number for the port on which you want to run diagnostic tests and then press
ENTER.
When you select an adapter port from the Diagnostics menu, SANsurfer FC/CNA
HBA CLI shows the list of diagnostic tests you can run for that port, including:
Loopback Test
Read/Write Buffer Test
Transceiver Details (available on 4Gb and 8Gb only)
NOTE:
The diagnostic loopback test and transceiver details are not available for the
QLE8042 adapter.
The QLE81xx adapters support only the external loopback test and require a
loopback connector.
Test Results
the following:
Loopback test results:
Read/Write buffer test results:
Diagnostics Loopback Test
(Command Line Option -kl)
12: Diagnostics n: Port Number
When you select the diagnostics Loopback Test option, SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA
CLI shows the Loopback Test Menu containing the following options (see
page 3-79):
SN0054614-00 K
Diagnostics Menu (Command Line Options -kl, -kr, and -dm)
Test results for loopback and read/write buffer tests may include
Test Status
CRC Error
Disparity Error
Frame Length Error
Loop ID/Status
Data Miscompare
Link Failure
Loss of Sync
Loss of Signal
Invalid CRC
1: Loopback Test
3–Interactive Commands
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