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Testing the switch fabric and address resolution table

The Test tab allows you to perform two tests. You can test the switch fabric and check the address resolution (AR) table for consistency.

The Fabric test causes the CPU to generate traffic and send it through the switch fabric. Given the forwarding rate of Passport 8000 Series switches, the CPU does not generate much traffic, but it performs a simple test of the switch fabric memory.

The AR table test performs a consistency check on address resolution table entries.

To test the fabric or address resolution table:

From the Device Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Diagnostics.
The Diagnostics dialog box opens with the Test tab displayed.

The following test options are available:

To continue, go to:

Test tab fields

This table describes the Test tab fields on the Diagnostics dialog box.


Field Description
Result
The result of the most recently run (or current) test:
  • none
  • success
  • inProgress
  • notSupported
  • unAbleToRun
  • aborted
  • failed
Code
The code contains more specific information about the test result (for example, an error code after a failed test):
  • none
  • NoReceive (timeout on a send)
  • BadSeq (packets received out of sequence)
  • BadLen (packet length mismatch)
  • BadData (packet data mismatch)
PassCount
The number of iterations of the test case that completed successfully.
FailCount
The number of iterations of the test case that failed.

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