Dell 34XX, 38XX, 32XX, 36XX manual Controller, LoopbackPhysicalDiskChannel, TestID

The testID parameter takes the following options, which you can use to verify that a RAID controller module is functioning correctly:

•1 — Reads the test

•2 — Performs a data loop-back test

•3 — Writes the test

The diagnostic tests consist of loop-back tests in which data is written to physical disks and read from the physical disks.

Syntax

diagnose controller [(0 1)] loopbackPhysicalDiskChannel=(allchannels (1 2)) testID=(1 2 3)

[patternFile=”filename”]

Parameters

Parameter	Description
controller	RAID controller module on which to run the
	diagnostic tests. Valid RAID controller module
	identifier values are 0 and 1. The identifier value is
	0 for the RAID controller module on the top and 1
	for the RAID controller module on the bottom
	when viewed from the rear of the enclosure. You
	must put brackets ([ ]) around the RAID controller
	module identifier. If you do not specify a RAID
	controller module, the storage management
	software returns a syntax error.
loopbackPhysicalDiskChannel	Physical disk channel on which to run the
	diagnostic tests. You can choose to run the
	diagnostics on all channels or select a specific
	channel on which to run diagnostics. Valid physical
	disk channel values are 1 or 2.
	NOTE: When you run a data loopback test,
	you can optionally specify a file that contains
	a data pattern. If you do not specify a file, the
	firmware provides a default pattern.
testID	Identifier for the diagnostic test to run. The
	identifier and corresponding tests are:
	• 1 — Reads the test
	• 2 — Write test
	• 3 — Data loop-back test

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