Q-Logic 5802V Manuale Utente

5 – Switch Configuration

Testing a Switch

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A message will prompt you to reset the switch to activate the firmware. Use 
the Hotreset command to attempt a non-disruptive activation.

SANbox (admin) $> hotreset

You can test all ports on a switch using the 

 command. There are three 

test types: online, offline, and connectivity. Refer to 

for information about testing individual and ports.

The following sections describe the test types, displaying test status, and 
cancelling a switch test:

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An online test is a non-disruptive test that exercises port-to-device connections for 
all ports that are online. The following is an example of an online test:

SANbox #> admin start

SANbox (admin) #> test switch 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)   [100    ]

FrameSize     (decimal value, 40-2148)        [256    ]

DataPattern   (32-bit hex value or 'Default') [Default]

StopOnError   (True / False)                  [True   ]

LoopForever   (True / False)                  [False  ]

Do you want to start the test? (y/n) [n] y