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Diagnostic Port (D_Port) 10 4. Install an SFP and attempt to enable the D_Port. switch:admin> bcu diag --dportenable 1/0 ERROR: Switch port is not D_Port capable or D_Port is disabled 5. Connect to the HBA without the SFP and disable the native port. switch:admin> bcu port --disable 1/0 port disabled 6. Attempt to enable the D_Port. switch:admin> bcu diag --dportenable 1/0 ERROR: SFP is not present. D-port will be enabled but it will be operational only after inserting a valid SFP. Enabling and disabling a D_Port configuration Use the command portCfgDport [slot/]port to enable or disable a D_Port configuration, with the following options. switch:admin> portcfgdport --help Usage: portcfgdport --enable portcfgdport --disable portcfgdport --help Specifying port ranges: port_range -- Specifies a set of ports as a list, range or wildcard: (examples: "10/6-9" or "10/6, 9" or "0-31" or "0 1 2 3" or "*") Actions: --enable --disable --help -- Configure the port as D-port -- Disable the D-port configuration -- Displays usage information Starting and stopping D_Port testing Use the portDportTest command to start or stop D_Port testing or show test results, with the following options. switch:admin> portdporttest --help Usage: portdporttest --start | --setarg [-nframes | -time ] [-framesize ] [-pattern | -payload ] [-fec] [-cr] portdporttest --stop | --restart portdporttest --show [ | all] portdporttest --help Specifying port ranges: port_range -- Specifies a set of ports as a list, range or wildcard: (examples: "10/6-9" or "10/6, 9" or "0-31" or "0 1 2 3" or "*") Actions: --setarg -- This will set the test parameters and exit The suboptions are same as --start --start -- This will initiate the test cases and exit without waiting for the test to complete. It also takes following options -nframes - Specifies the number of frames to send in millions. Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide 101 53-1002751-01

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Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide
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Diagnostic Port (D_Port)
10
4.
Install an SFP and attempt to enable the D_Port.
switch:admin>
bcu diag --dportenable 1/0
ERROR: Switch port is not D_Port capable or D_Port is disabled
5.
Connect to the HBA without the SFP and disable the native port.
switch:admin>
bcu port --disable 1/0
port disabled
6.
Attempt to enable the D_Port.
switch:admin>
bcu diag --dportenable 1/0
ERROR: SFP is not present.
D-port will be enabled but it will be operational only after inserting a valid
SFP.
Enabling and disabling a D_Port configuration
Use the command
portCfgDport
[slot/]port
to enable or disable a D_Port configuration, with the
following options.
switch:admin>
portcfgdport --help
Usage:
portcfgdport --enable <port_range>
portcfgdport --disable <port_range>
portcfgdport --help
Specifying port ranges:
port_range -- Specifies a set of ports as a list, range or wildcard:
(examples: "10/6-9" or "10/6, 9" or "0-31" or "0 1 2 3" or
"*")
Actions:
--enable
-- Configure the port as D-port
--disable
-- Disable the D-port configuration
--help
-- Displays usage information
Starting and stopping D_Port testing
Use the
portDportTest
command to start or stop D_Port testing or show test results, with the
following options.
switch:admin>
portdporttest --help
Usage:
portdporttest --start | --setarg [-nframes <number> | -time <time>] [-framesize <size>] [-pattern
<pat_name> | -payload <payload_pattern>] [-fec] [-cr] <port_range>
portdporttest --stop | --restart <port_range>
portdporttest --show [<port_range> | all]
portdporttest --help
Specifying port ranges:
port_range -- Specifies a set of ports as a list, range or wildcard:
(examples: "10/6-9" or "10/6, 9" or "0-31" or "0 1 2 3" or "*")
Actions:
--setarg
-- This will set the test parameters and exit
The suboptions are same as --start
--start
-- This will initiate the test cases and exit without waiting
for the test to complete. It also takes following options
-nframes
- Specifies
the
number
of
frames to send in millions.