McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Command Line Interface Guide (AA-RWEJA-TE, November 2006)

McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem command line interface guide 55
Testing a port
You can test a port using the Test Port command within an Admin session using online or offline tests.
The following sections describe the port test types, how to display port test results, and how to cancel a
port test:
• Online tests for ports, page 55
• Offline tests for ports, page 56
• Display port tests results, page 56
• Cancel a port test, page 56
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:
McDATA4GbSAN #> admin start
McDATA4GbSAN (admin) #> test port 0 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 ]
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.
McDATA4GbSAN (admin) #>
Test for port 0 Passed.
See the ”Test Port command” on page 216.