User`s guide

4 – Interactive Mode Commands
Diagnostic Menu
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4.8.3
Perform Read/Write Buffer Test
(Command Line Option -rwt)
CAUTION! Before performing a read/write buffer test, make sure that the HBA does
not have any outstanding I/O operations.
Perform the following steps to start a read/write buffer test:
1. From the HBA Diagnostic menu, type 3, then press ENTER.
2. At the prompt, enter the number of read/write tests to run. Valid values are in
the range 1–2147483648 (2^31). By default, one test is performed.
3. A list of data patterns is displayed. Enter the number corresponding to the data
pattern you want to use, then press ENTER.
4. If you want to stop the loopback test if an error occurs, type y for the Stop on
error[Y]? option.
After the test is performed, the number of failed tests and successful tests are
displayed.
4.8.4
Display HBA Statistics
(Command Line Option -stat)
When this option is selected, the following information is displayed for the current
HBA:
■ MACTxFramesCount. MAC transmitted frame count
■ MACTxBytesCount. MAC transmitted byte count
■ MACTxMulticast. MAC transmitted multicast
■ MACTxBroadcast. MAC transmitted broadcast
■ MACTxPauseFrames. MAC transmitted pause frames
■ MACTxControlFrames. MAC transmitted control frames
■ MACTxDeferrals. MAC transmitted deferrals
■ MACTxExcessDeferrals. MAC transmitted excess deferrals
■ MACTxLateCollisions. MAC transmitted late collisions
■ MACTxAborts. MAC transmitted aborts
■ MACTxSingleCollisions. MAC transmitted single collisions
■ MACTxMultipleCollisions. MAC transmitted multiple collisions
■ MACTxCollisions. MAC transmitted collisions
■ MACTxFramesDropped. MAC transmitted dropped frames
■ MACTxJumboFrames. MAC transmitted jumbo frames
■ MACRxFramesCount. MAC received frame count
■ MACRxBytesCount. MAC received byte count
■ MACRxUnknownControlFrames. MAC received unknown control frames
■ MACRxPauseFrames. MAC received pause frames