User`s guide

10 – Performing Diagnostics
Setting the Diagnostic Test Parameters
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To run the read/write test on specific devices attached to an adapter, perform the
following steps from the SANblade Manager main window:
1. Right-click on a device in the HBA tree.
2. Select Enable Diagnostics on Device. A check mark displays next to the
device icon.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each device you want to test.
10.2
Setting the Diagnostic Test Parameters
Perform the following steps to set the loopback or read/write buffer test parameters:
1. From the SANblade Manager main window HBA tree, select the adapter.
2. Click the Diagnostics tab. The Diagnostics tabbed page displays (see
figure 10-1). The diagnostic test parameters are in the Test Configuration
section.
Figure 10-1. Diagnostics Tabbed Page
3. The data pattern sets the test pattern. In the Data Pattern box, do one of the
following:
❑ Select a data byte.
❑ Select Customized to specify your own eight-byte pattern; then enter the
data in hexadecimal format (0–FF) into the eight Customized boxes.