Using OSI and OTS Tools

 

 

 

OSI Diagnostics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Component

Test

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session

Provides verification of HP’s ability to establish or

 

 

 

receive connections at the session layer. Data,

 

 

 

expedited data, and some of the activity

 

 

 

management primitives may also be sent on this

 

 

 

connection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transport

Provides verification of HP’s ability to establish or

 

 

 

receive connections at the transport layer. Data,

 

 

 

and expedited data may also be sent on this

 

 

 

connection. Please read that follows this table.

 

 

 

 

 

 

X.25

Allows an X.25 connection to be established and

 

 

 

brought down verifying layer 3 connectivity with

 

 

 

the remote node. Card status and statistical

 

 

 

information can also be reported.

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN (802.3/

Uses the 802.3 Test Frames to determine if there is

 

 

FDDI)

layer 2 connectivity. Card status may also be

 

 

 

reported.

 

 

 

 

 

An entity must be running on the remote node, capable of receiving (or

NOTE

 

initiating) a session or transport level connection. For the HP node,

 

osidiag provides the capability to both establish and receive the

 

connection. However, some vendors may not have exposed access to this

 

layer or the functionality provided by osidiag. In that case, the test

 

desired may have to be run manually (without osidiag).

 

 

 

 

With osidiag, you can automatically start tracing and logging while running diagnostic tests at a specified layer of the stack. By designating a “Result File,” you can store a duplicate of the information displayed while the test case is running. This file can be useful in relaying problem information if consulting help is requested. For more information on osidiag, see the online manpage.

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