Specifications

Fabric OS Commands
622 Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide
iteration
(V3.1.x only)
Specify the number of times (or number of frames per
port) to execute this test. Default value is -1 that is set
the test to run until stopped. Valid values are:
0 Run the test on timeout mode.
-1 Run the test until stopped.
This operand is optional.
delay
(V3.1.x only)
Specify the time delay in minutes between frames being
sent. The default value is 20 minutes. This operand is
optional.
timeout
(V3.1.x only)
Specify the maximum number of seconds to allow for
the test to run. Setting the iteration to 0 will set
this command into timeout mode. The default value
is 0. This operand is optional.
pattern
(V3.1.x only)
Specify the pattern of the test packets payload. The
default pattern type is random. Nineteen types of
predefined patterns are provided with the test. Refer to
the datatypeshow command to view the types of
patterns that are supported with porttest. This
operand is optional.
patsize
(V3.1.x only)
Specify the size of the pattern. The default value is
2112. This operand is optional.
seed
(V3.1.x only)
Specify the seed value to be used with the pattern. The
default seed value is 0xaa. This operand is optional.
-ports itemlist
(V4.1.x only)
Specify a list of user ports to test. By default all the user
ports in the current slot will be assumed. See
itemlist help pages for further details.
-iteration count
(V4.1.x only)
Specify the number of times (or number of frames per
port) to execute this test. Default value is 20. Valid
values are:
0 Run the test on timeout mode.
-1 Run forever.
-userdelay time
(V4.1.x only)
Specify the delay between frames sent by porttest
in minutes. The default value is 10 minutes.
-timeout time
(V4.1.x only)
Specify the number of seconds to run the test. Setting
the iteration to 0 will set the porttest into timeout
mode. The default value is 0.
-pattern
(V4.1.x only)
Specify the pattern of the test packets payload. Default
pattern type is random. Twenty types of predefined
patterns are provided with the test. Use the
datatypeshow command to see the types of pattern that
are supported with portTest.