Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking Configuration Guide for the C9000 Series - Page 348

Running Offline Diagnostics on a Standalone Switch To run offline diagnostics on a Standalone Switch: 1 Shut down the directly connected port extender ports before you run offline diagnostics. 2 Place the entire system or particular linecard in offline state. EXEC Privilege mode offline system offline linecard linecard_number The following message displays. Warning - offline of system will bring down all the protocols and the system will be operationally down, except for running Diagnostics. The "reload" command is required for normal operation after the offline command is issued. Proceed with Offline [confirm yes/no]: NOTE: You cannot enter this command in the standby unit. 3 Confirm offline status. EXEC Privilege mode show chassis brief 4 Start diagnostics on the unit or particular linecard. EXEC Privilege Mode diag system diag linecard linecard_number A warning is displayed with a CLI prompt asking you to click Yes or No Dell#diag system Warning - diagnostic execution will cause multiple link flaps on the peer side - advisable to shut directly connected ports Proceed with Diags [confirm yes/no]: 5 View the results of the diagnostic tests. EXEC Privilege Mode show file flash://TestReport-CP-unit.txt show file flash://TestReport-LP-linecard-number.txt Examples of Running Offline Diagnostics on a Standalone Switch The following example takes a switch offline. Dell#offline system Warning - offline of system will bring down all the protocols and the system will be operationally down, except for running Diagnostics. The "reload" command is required for normal operation after the offline command is Debugging and Diagnostics 348