Testing A Port; Online Tests For Ports - Qlogic SANbox 9000 Series Interface Manual

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7.6

Testing a Port

You can test a port using the
Refer to
for information about testing a blade or an entire switch.
The following sections describe the test types, displaying test results, and
cancelling a test:

Online Tests for Ports

Offline Tests for Ports
Display Port Test Results
Cancel a Port Test
7.6.1
Online Tests for Ports
An online test is a non-disruptive test that exercises the port, transceiver, and
device connections. The port must be online and connected to a device. The
following is an example of an online test:
SANbox #> admin start
SANbox (admin) #> test port 1 online
A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new
value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the default value. If you wish to
terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press 'q' or 'Q' and the
ENTER key to do so.
LoopCount
FrameSize
DataPattern
StopOnError
LoopForever
Do you want to start the test? (y/n) [n] y
The test has been started.
A notification with the test result(s) will appear
on the screen when the test has completed.
SANbox (admin) #>
Test for port 1 Passed.
59231-03 A
Test Port
"Testing an I/O Blade" on page 6-8
(decimal value, 1-4294967295)
(decimal value, 40-2148)
(32-bit hex value or 'Default') [Default
(True / False)
(True / False)
command using online or offline tests.
and "Testing a Switch" on page 5-24
[429496729]
[256 ]
]
[True ]
[False ]
7 – Port Configuration
Testing a Port
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