4 – Interactive Mode Commands
Port Level Info & Operations Menu
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Perform Loopback Test
(CLI Option -lb)
To start a loopback test:
1. On the Port Diagnostic Menu, type the number for the Perform Loopback
Test option, and then press ENTER.
2. At the prompt, type the quantity of loopback tests to run. Valid values are in
the range of 1–2147483648 (2^31). By default, one loopback test is run.
3. Select the loopback test type:
1 (internal)
2 (external)
The default is an internal loopback test.
4. If you want to stop the loopback test should an error occur, type y for the
Stop on error[Y]? option.
After the test is complete, SANsurfer iSCSI HBA CLI displays the number of
failed tests and successful tests.
Perform Read/Write Buffer Test
(CLI Option -rwt)
To start a read/write buffer test:
1. On the HBA Diagnostic Menu, type the number for the Read/Write buffer
test option, and then press ENTER.
2. At the prompt, type the number of read/write tests to run. Valid values are in
the range 1–2147483648 (2^31). By default, one test is done.
SANsurfer iSCSI HBA CLI lists the data patterns.
CAUTION!
Before doing a loopback test, ensure that the HBA does not have any
outstanding I/O operations.
CAUTION!
Before running a read/write buffer test, make sure that the HBA does not
have any outstanding I/O operations.