HP UX 11i v2 Networking Software manual Running Verification Tests, Link Verification

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Problem Solving

Running Verification Tests

Running Verification Tests

The verification strategy described here follows a bottom up approach. It first checks the ability of the links to communicate, then the OTS Transport Layer, and last the desired service.

All the verification tests use osidiag. Testing the X.400 services may alternatively be performed through x4admin or the X.400 tools described in Managing X.400—Administrator’s Guide.

osidiag may be invoked directly from the command line, or through osiadmin by selecting “Test Connectivity->” for the appropriate layer.

Hewlett-Packard strongly recommends that you run these verification tests even if the problem you are troubleshooting is seen through a user-written application. If the verification tests fail, then there is a general network problem that you should correct. If these tests pass, then the problem is related to your program's behavior. For a description on how to further analyze program-specific problems, see “Collecting Troubleshooting Data” on page 61.

Link Verification

For X.25

1.For X.25, run the “Loopback...” test under osidiag’s “X.25 Test Cases.”

2.If you have multiple X.25 cards, run this test under osiadmin, so that osidiag will use the correct default values.

3.If OTS is not configured to use subaddressing, you will not be able to run this test when OTS is running. The error you see is “Address already in use.” Try running the “Connect...” test instead, making sure the Protocol ID field is blank and not “dx25.”

4.If you encounter errors, see “Interpreting X.25 Errors” on page 42.

For LAN

1.For LAN, run the “Test Frames...” test under osidiag’s “LAN Test Cases.”

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