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portTest
Use the portTestShow command to view the current status of portTest. Refer to the portTestShow
help page for more information.
If there is a port type change during portTest execution, the test continues on a given port as long
as it can be supported and it is asked to do so. If a request was made to test all ports on a given
switch, portTest starts a new test appropriate for the new port type.
Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
Operands This command has the following operands:
-ports itemlist
-iteration count
-userdelay time
-timeout time
-pattern pattern
-patsize size
-seed seed
-listtype porttype
Examples To run a functional test on an active switch:
See Also portLoopbackTest, portTestShow, spinFab, stopPortTest
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Specifies the list of user ports to test. By default, all user ports in the switch
are tested. Refer to the itemList help page for more information.
Specifies the number of times (or number of frames per port) to execute this
test. Specify 0 to run the test in timeout mode, or specify -1 to run the test
indefinitely. The default value is 20.
Specifies the delay between frames sent by portTest, in milliseconds. The
default value is 10 milliseconds.
Specifies the number of seconds to run the test. Setting the iteration to 0
puts the portTest process into timeout mode. The default value is 0.
Specifies the pattern of the test packet payload. The pattern is selected from
a set of twenty predefined pattern types. Use the dataTypeShow command to
view the patterns supported with portTest. For each pattern, the
dataTypeShow command displays the name, the pattern type number, and
an example. Specify the pattern by its type number. If pattern is not specified,
it defaults to RANDOM (type=11)
Specifies the size of the pattern. The default pattern size is 1024 bytes. The
range is 4 to 2112 bytes.
Specifies the seed value to be used with the pattern. The default seed value
is 0xaa.
Specifies the type of ports on which to run portTest. Valid values for porttype
include:
-1 All ports (default).
-2 All L_Ports.
-3 All F_Ports.
-4 All E_Ports.
-5 All N->N loopback ports.
switch:admin> porttest -ports 1/1-1/3
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