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Performing Diagnostics
You can use diagnostics to test and verify the functionality of the hardware components of your system
(chassis, supervisor engines, modules, and ASICs) while your Catalyst 4500 series switch is connected
to a live network. Diagnostics consists of packet-switching tests that test hardware components and
verify the data path and control signals.
Online diagnostics are categorized as bootup, on-demand, schedule, or health-monitoring diagnostics.
Bootup diagnostics run during bootup; on-demand diagnostics run from the CLI; scheduled diagnostics
run at user-designated intervals or specified times when the switch is connected to a live network; and
health-monitoring runs in the background.
This chapter consists of these sections:
Configuring Online Diagnostics, page 62-1
Performing Diagnostics, page 62-3
Power-On Self-Test Diagnostics, page 62-10
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, first look at
the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products//hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If the command is not found in the Catalyst 4500 Command Reference, it will be found in the larger
Cisco IOS library. Refer to the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html

Configuring Online Diagnostics

These sections describe how to configure online diagnostics:
Configuring On-Demand Online Diagnostics, page 62-2
Scheduling Online Diagnostics, page 62-2