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Running Diagnostic Tests

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Running Diagnostic Tests The Diagnostic Tests option on the Diagnostics tab lets you check the state of the physical components on a Broadcom network adapter. You can trigger the tests manually, or choose to have BACS 3 continuously perform them. If the test are performed continuously, then the number of passes and fails in the Status field for each test increments every time the tests are performed. For example, if a test is performed four times and there are no fails, the value in the Status field for that test is 4/0. However, if there were 3 passes and 1 fail, the value in the Status field is 3/1. NOTES: You must have administrator privileges to run diagnostic tests. The network connection is temporarily lost while these tests are running. This option is available for Broadcom NetXtreme II VBD drivers. Some tests are not supported on all Broadcom adapters. To run the diagnostic tests once 1. Click the name of the adapter to test in the Device Management pane. NOTE: For Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters, select a VBD driver; for other adapters, select an NDIS driver. 2. Click the Diagnostics tab. If the Diagnostics tab is not visible, then from the View menu, select Navigate, then Device Management, and then Diagnostics . 3. From the Select a test to run list, select Diagnostic Tests. If the Diagnostic Tests option is not available, then from the Context View tab on the right side of the window, select Diagnostics and then select Diagnostic Tests. 4. Select the diagnostic tests you want to run. Click Select All to select all tests or Clear All to clear all test selections. 5. Click Run. 6. In the error message window that warns of the network connection being temporarily interrupted, click Yes. The results are displayed in the Status field for each test. To run the diagnostic tests continuously 1. Click the name of the adapter to test in the Device Management pane. NOTE: For Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters, select a VBD driver; for other adapters, select an NDIS driver. 2. Click the Diagnostics tab. If the Diagnostics tab is not visible, then from the View menu, select Navigate, then Device Management, and then

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Running Diagnostic Tests
The
Diagnostic Tests
option on the
Diagnostics
tab lets you check the state of the physical components on a Broadcom network adapter. You can
trigger the tests manually, or choose to have BACS 3 continuously perform them. If the test are performed continuously, then the number of passes and
fails in the
Status
field for each test increments every time the tests are performed. For example, if a test is performed four times and there are no fails,
the value in the
Status
field for that test is 4/0. However, if there were 3 passes and 1 fail, the value in the
Status
field is 3/1.
NOTES:
You must have administrator privileges to run diagnostic tests.
The network connection is temporarily lost while these tests are running.
This option is available for Broadcom NetXtreme II VBD drivers.
Some tests are not supported on all Broadcom adapters.
To run the diagnostic tests once
1. Click the name of the adapter to test in the Device Management pane.
NOTE: For Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters, select a VBD driver; for other adapters, select an NDIS driver.
2. Click the Diagnostics tab. If the Diagnostics tab is not visible, then from the
View
menu, select
Navigate
, then
Device Management
, and then
Diagnostics
.
3. From the
Select a test to run
list, select
Diagnostic Tests
. If the
Diagnostic Tests
option is not available, then from the
Context View
tab on
the right side of the window, select
Diagnostics
and then select
Diagnostic Tests
.
4. Select the diagnostic tests you want to run. Click
Select All
to select all tests or
Clear All
to clear all test selections.
5. Click
Run
.
6. In the error message window that warns of the network connection being temporarily interrupted, click
Yes
. The results are displayed in the
Status
field for each test.
To run the diagnostic tests continuously
1. Click the name of the adapter to test in the Device Management pane.
NOTE: For Broadcom NetXtreme II adapters, select a VBD driver; for other adapters, select an NDIS driver.
2. Click the Diagnostics tab. If the Diagnostics tab is not visible, then from the
View
menu, select
Navigate
, then
Device Management
, and then