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Telnet Commands
loopdiagStartStart loopdiag application.
Syntax loopdiagStart port
Availability Admin
Description Use this command to start the loopdiag application at the port 
specified. It will isolate the loop device before running diagnostics 
and report the  test result.  Error/failu re and statis tics will be  reported.
The port must be online prior to initiating the command. The 
command will place the port in testing mode and put the port back 
online at the end of the test. In the cases when failure occurs in the 
management layer, users should issue loopdiagClear to clear any 
information from the failure.
Operand This comand has the following operand required:
Example To start the loopdiag application at port 5:
switch:admin> loopdiagStart 5
See Also loopdiagClear
loopdiagDone
loopdiagStop
port The physical port number where the loopdiag 
application executes. This operand is required.