Brocade OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.0.0 (53-1000599-01, October 2007)

532 Fabric OS Command Reference
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portTest
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0 Run the test on timeout mode.
-1 Run indefinitely.
-userdelay time Specify the delay between frames sent by portTest, in milliseconds. The
default value is 10 milliseconds.
-timeout time Specify the number of seconds to run the test. Setting the iteration to 0 will
set the portTest into timeout mode. The default value is 0.
-pattern pattern Specify the pattern of the test packets payload. Twenty types of predefined
patterns are provided with the test. Use the dataTypeShow command to view
the types of pattern that are supported with portTest. dataTypeShow displays
the pattern name, the pattern number to use with this option, and an
example of this pattern. The default pattern type, if no pattern number is
specified, is RANDOM (type=11)
-patsize size Specify the size of the pattern. Default size of the pattern is 1024 bytes. Valid
range of values are 4 bytes through 2112 bytes.
-seed seed Specify the seed pattern to be used with pattern. Default seed value is 0xaa.
-listtype porttype Specify the type of ports to run portTest. The following values are predefined
for porttype:
-1 All ports (default).
-2 All L_Ports.
-3 All F_Ports.
-4 All E_Ports.
-5 All N->N loopback ports.
Examples To run a functional test on an active switch:
switch:admin> porttest -ports 1/1-1/3
See Also portLoopbackTest, portTestShow, spinFab, stopPortTest