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Appendix A Online Diagnostic Tests
Per-Port Tests
TestNonDisruptiveLoopback
The TestNonDisruptiveLoopback test verifies the data path between the supervisor engine and the
network ports of a module. In this test, a Layer 2 packet is flooded onto VLAN that contains a group of
test ports. The test port group consists of one port per port ASIC channel. Each port in the test port group
nondisruptively loops back the packet and directs it back to the supervisor engine’s inband port. The
ports in the test port group are tested in parallel.
TestLoopback
The TestLoopback test verifies the data path between the supervisor engine and the network ports of a
module. In this test, a Layer 2 packet is flooded onto a VLAN that consists of only the test port and the
supervisor engine’s inband port. The packet loops back in the port and returns to the supervisor engine
on that same VLAN.
Table A-4
TestNonDisruptiveLoopback Test Attributes
Attribute
Description
Disruptive/Nondisruptive
Nondisruptive.
Recommendation
Do not disable.
Default
On.
Release
12.2(18)SXF.
Corrective action
Error disable a port after 10 consecutive failures. Error
disable a channel if all of its ports failed the test in one test
cycle. Reset the module after a failure of all channels.
Hardware support
WS-X6148-FE-SFP, WS-X6148A-GE-TX and
WS-X6148A-RJ-45.
Table A-5
TestLoopback Test Attributes
Attribute
Description
Disruptive/Nondisruptive
Disruptive for looped-back ports. Disruption is typically less
than one second. Duration of the disruption depends on the
configuration of looped-back port (for example, Spanning
Tree Protocol).
Recommendation
Schedule during downtime.
Default
Runs at bootup or after online insertion and removal (OIR).
Release
12.1(13)E, 12.2(14)SX.
Corrective action
Error disable a port if the loopback test fails on the port. Reset
the module if all of the ports fail.
Hardware support
All modules including supervisor engines.