Brocade Communications Systems 804 manual Hardware-level test parameters

5 Diagnostics using HCM

3.Click the check box that corresponds to the port test you are running.

4.Specify the parameters based on parameter information found in Table 12.

NOTE

Click the Stop on Error check box if you want the test to stop running if an error occurs.

5.Click Start to run the test.

Hardware-level test parameters

TABLE 12 Hardware-level test parameters

Hardware-level test	Parameter	Test Options
Memory test	None	You can enable or disable this test.
		Regardless of test cycle set value, the
NOTE: During the test, IOC will		Memory Test will run only once.
be disabled.
PCI loopback test	Frame Count	Integer from 0 - 4,294,967,295. The
		default value is 8192.
	Data Pattern	Default value is A5A5A5A5.
	Test Cycle	The number of times the test runs. The
		default value is 10.

Port loopback test

NOTE: For an External Loopback test, you must plug in the loopback connector.

For a Brocade 804 mezzanine card, a pass-through module is required for an External Loopback test.

Subtest ID	•	Internal
	•	External
	•	Serdes
Link Speed	2, 4, and 8 Gbps
Frame Count	Integer from 0 - 4,294,967,295. The
	default value is 8192.
Test Cycle	The number of times the test runs. The
	default value is 10.

	Data Pattern (hexadecimal)	Default value is A5A5A5A5.
Queue test	You can enable or disable this	Queue number from 0-3. Because HCM
	test.	only allows you to enable or disable the
Sends a health check message		queue test (and not specify an integer),
from host to firmware through		all the queues will be tested.
message queues memory
mapped over the PCI.

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