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transceiver, and cable. Some tests require loopback plugs. Refer to the Extreme Network OS Management Configuration Guide and the
Extreme Network OS Command Reference for more details about diagnostic tests and commands.
Diagnostic tests run at link speeds of 1 or 10 Gbps depending on the speed of the link being tested and the type of port.
NOTE
Diagnostic tests may temporarily lock the transmit and receive speed of the links during diagnostic testing.
To monitor the transceivers, the show media command output provides transceiver information for all interfaces on the device. Any
unqualified transceiver is disabled and a log message is generated.
Upgrading firmware
Use the ExtremeSwitching Network OS firmware download command to download firmware to the VDX 6740 device. You can
download the firmware from a remote server using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Copy
Protocol (SCP), or you can download firmware from an attached Extreme Networks-branded USB device. For procedures to update
firmware, refer to the "Basic firmware upgrade" section of the
Extreme Network OS Software Upgrade Guide . For details on command
usage, refer to the Extreme Network OS Command Reference .
At Network OS 7.1 and later, you can update firmware on the VDX 6740T AQ1402 PHY chips. Each of these chips have a on-board
IRAM that can be gang loaded with a firmware image from an external flash chip connected to one of the AQ1402 chips (which is the
master chip).
Use the firmware peripheral-update microcode command to upgrade PHY firmware from a Extreme Networks-branded USB or from
firmware copied to flash memory. For update procedures, refer to the "Updating the peripheral firmware" section of the Extreme Network
OS Software Upgrade Guide . For details on command usage, refer to the Extreme Network OS Command Reference .
Device management
You can use the management functions built into the device to monitor the fabric topology, port status, physical status, and other
information to help you analyze device performance and to accelerate system debugging.
For information about upgrading the version of Network OS installed on your device, refer to the Extreme Network OS Software
Upgrade Guide .
You can manage this device using any of the management options listed in the following table.
TABLE 5 Management options
Management tool Out-of-band support
Command line interface (CLI)
For more information, refer to the Extreme Network OS Management Configuration
Guide and the Extreme Network OS Command Reference .
Ethernet or serial (console port) connection
Standard SNMP applications
For information, refer to the Extreme Network OS Management Configuration Guide .
Ethernet or serial (console port) connection
Extreme Network Advisor
For information, refer to the Extreme Network Advisor SAN+IP User Manual .
Ethernet (preferred) or serial (console port) connection
Device management
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