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8. Troubleshooting
9700-A2-GB20-20 December 2002 8-17
Starting and Stopping a Test
Use this procedure to start, monitor, or stop specific tests. To abort all active tests
on all interfaces, see
Aborting All Tests
.
Procedure
To start and stop a loopback or set-pattern test:
1. Follow this menu selection sequence:
Main Menu Te st
2. Select an interface and test (e.g., Network or Data Port PVC Tests) and press
Enter. The selected test screen appears. Start appears in the Command
column. Inactive appears in the Status column.
3. Select the DLCI number and press Enter if a PVC test has been selected.
The cursor is positioned at Start in the Command column of the first available
test. Start is highlighted.
4. Select the test you want to start and press Enter. Stop now appears and is
highlighted, and the status of the test changes to Active.
5. Press Enter to stop the test. Start reappears and the status of the test
changes back to Inactive.
6. View the length of time that the test has been running in the Result column.
Aborting All Tests
Use the Abort All Tests selection from the Test menu to abort all tests running on
all interfaces. To abort individual tests that are active, see
Test Timeout Feature
on
page 8-16
and
Starting and Stopping a Test.
Procedure
To abort all tests on all interfaces:
1. Follow this menu selection sequence:
Main Menu Te st
2. Select Abort All Tests and press Enter.
Command Complete appears when all tests on all interfaces have been
stopped.
NOTE:
Abort All Tests does not interrupt DTE-initiated loopbacks.