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30 omdiag: Using the Diagnostic Service
– BRCMNetwork On Chip CPU Test — Tests the internal processor(s) on the chip. The test will
halt all on-chip processors, download an executable binary to the processor memory, and execute
the program.
– BRCMNetwork LED Test — Blinks the LEDs on the NIC.
– BRCMNetwork ASF Test — Tests various processor event registers and SMBus control registers.
Exercises ASF related hardware on the chip.
Intel NIC Diagnostic Tests
The following tests are available on Dell supported Intel NICs:
NOTE: For systems that have a PCI-E Intel Network Interface Controller (NIC), Intel PROSet Utility for
Microsoft Device Manager is required for the Intel network adapter diagnostics on systems running a
Microsoft Windows operating system. If you have a PCI-X Intel NIC, you may install either the Intel PROSet for
Microsoft Device Manager or the Intel PROSet management agent to enable Intel network adapter
diagnostics. If you have any other Dell-supported Intel NIC, you should install the Intel PROSet management
agent. If these requirements are not met, the Intel vendor tests will not be available (only the default network
diagnostics are available). You can access the Intel PROSet for Microsoft Device Manager from either the
Dell PowerEdge™ Service and Diagnostic Utilities CD or from the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
NOTE: The following tests are only available on systems running a supported Microsoft Windows
operating system.
– Intel FIFO Registers Test — Tests FIFO memory on the adapter by writing and reading patterns
to and from the FIFO memory.
– Intel Control Registers Test — Checks for any conflicts in the I/O address and tests the
accessibility of the registers. This test includes all General Registers, Receive Registers, and
Transmit Registers. It does not test the EEPROM Control/Data Register.
– Intel EEPROM Test — Verifies the integrity of data read from the EEPROM. This test completes a
write and read from the EEPROM and then compares the results for consistency.
– Intel Interrupt Test — Uses the Interrupt registers to confirm that all NIC Interrupts work.
– Intel MAC Loopback Test — Tests the NIC’s ability to send and receive packets by sending packets to
itself. This test uses the MAC Loopback mode.
NOTE: The Intel MAC Loopback Test is not supported on the Intel PRO/1000 MF and the Intel PRO/1000 MT
DP network cards.
– Intel PHY Loopback Test — Tests the NIC’s ability to send and receive packets by sending packets
to itself. This test uses the PHY Loopback mode. Not all NICs support PHY Loopback.
– Intel Link Test — Checks the network connection, and the NICs send and receive functionality by
sending 1000 proprietary packets out on the network and retrieving those same packets.