6 – Port Configuration Testing a Port

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6.6

Testing a Port

You can test a port using the Test Port command using online or offline tests. The following sections describe the test types, displaying test results, and cancelling a test:

„Online Tests for Ports

„Offline Tests for Ports

„Display Port Test Results

„Cancel a Port Test

6.6.1

Online Tests for Ports

An online test is a non-disruptive test that exercises the port, transceiver, and device connections. The port must be online and connected to a device. The following is an example of an online test:

SANbox #> admin start

SANbox (admin) #> test port 1 online

A list of attributes with formatting and current values will follow. Enter a new value or simply press the ENTER key to accept the default value. If you wish to terminate this process before reaching the end of the list press 'q' or 'Q' and the ENTER key to do so.

LoopCount

(decimal value, 1-4294967295)

[429496729]

FrameSize

(decimal value, 40-2148)

[256

]

DataPattern

(32-bit

hex value or 'Default')

[Default

]

StopOnError

(True

/

False)

[True

]

LoopForever

(True

/

False)

[False

]

Do you want to start the test? (y/n) [n] y

The test has been started.

A notification with the test result(s) will appear on the screen when the test has completed.

SANbox (admin) #>

Test for port 1 Passed.

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