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Solarflare Server Adapter
User Guide
Running Driver and Adapter Diagnostics
SAM’s driver diagnostics enable you to test the adapter and driver are functioning correctly,
returning a simple pass or fail for each test run.
Figure 24: Adapter and Driver Diagnostics Window
1
Start SAM and select a Solarflare adapter from the Network Adapter list.
2
From the Action menu, select
Adapter Diagnostics
. The
Diagnostics for <adapter name>
window is displayed.
3
Select the test you want to run (no tests are selected by default). See
for a description
of the tests that are available.
4
To stop as soon as a failure is detected, select
Stop on first test failure
.
5
To run all the tests more than once, change the value in the
Test iterations
box.
6
Click
Start
to begin testing. The results of each test will be displayed in the Diagnostics window,
along with an entry in the Completion Message column describing the reason any particular
test has failed.
CAUTION:
The adapter will stop functioning while the tests are being run. Solarflare recommend
only running diagnostics tests when disruption to network services can be tolerated.