Running Offline Diagnostics; Important Points To Remember - Dell Force10 MXL Blade Configuration Manual

Important Points to Remember

• You can only perform offline diagnostics on an offline standalone unit. You cannot perform
diagnostics if the ports are configured in a stacking group. Remove the port(s) from the stacking group
before executing the diagnostic test.
• Diagnostics only test connectivity, not the entire data path.
• Diagnostic results are stored on the flash of the unit on which you performed the diagnostics.
• When offline diagnostics are complete, the unit or stack member reboots automatically.

Running Offline Diagnostics

To run offline diagnostics, follow these steps:
1. Place the unit in the offline state using the
(Figure
The system reboots when the off-line diagnostics complete. This is an automatic process. A warning
message appears when you implement the
Warning - Diagnostic execution will cause stack-unit to reboot after completion of
diags.
Proceed with Offline-Diags [confirm yes/no]:y
Figure 39-1. Taking a Stack Unit Offline
FTOS#offline stack-unit 2
Warning - Diagnostic execution will cause stack-unit to reboot after completion of diags.
Proceed with Offline-Diags [confirm yes/no]:y
5w6d12h: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %CHMGR-2-STACKUNIT_DOWN: Stack unit 2 down - stack unit offline
5w6d12h: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %IFMGR-1-DEL_PORT: Removed port: Tengig 2/1-48
FTOS#5w6d12h: %STKUNIT1-S:CP %IFMGR-1-DEL_PORT: Removed port: Tengig 2/1-48
2. Use the
Figure 39-2. Verifying the Offline/Online Status of a Stack Unit
FTOS#show system brief | no-more
Stack MAC : 00:1e:c9:bb:02:c4
Reload Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Stack Info
Unit UnitType
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0 Management
1 Member
2 Member
3 Member
4 Member
5 Member
FTOS#
650
| Debugging and Diagnostics
39-1).
command from EXEC Privilege mode to confirm offline status
show system brief
--
Status
online
not present
not present
not present
not present
not present
offline stack-unit
command.
offline stack-unit
ReqTyp CurTyp
MXL-10/40GbE MXL-10/40GbE
command from EXEC Privilege mode
Version Ports
8-3-16-0 56
(Figure 39-2).