User guide

Chapter 3 Managing Switches 85
FIGURE 3-15 Switch Diagnostics Dialog
To test a switch, do the following:
1. Open the faceplate display of the switch to be tested.
2. Open the Switch menu and select Switch Diagnostics, and select Online Switch
Diagnostics or Offline Switch Diagnostics to open the Switch Diagnostics
dialog.
3. Select the test type in the drop-down list.
Caution – If you selected the Offline Switch Diagnostics option, your test type
options are Offline and Connectivity. These tests will disrupt traffic. When you run
an offline or connectivity test, the switch will be put into diagnostics state for you,
and the switch will not be returned to its original state until the switch diagnostics
dialog closed. A disruptive switch reset will be done at that time to return the switch
to its original state.