Administrator Guide

offline system
Place the switch in the offline state in order to run diagnostic tests.
C9000 Series
Syntax
offline system
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.2.1.0 Added a warning message to the off-line diagnostic.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Usage
Information
To run diagnostic tests on an offline switch, use the diag command.
The system reboots when offline diagnostics complete. This reboot is an automatic process. A warning
message appears when the offline system command is implemented.
Warning - Diagnostic execution will cause system to reboot after completion
of diags.
Proceed with Offline-Diags [confirm yes/no]:y
Related
Commands
diag — run diagnostic tests on an offline switch.
show diag
Display results of offline diagnostic tests on a switch.
C9000 Series
Syntax
show diag {cp unit-id [detail | summary]| pe pe-id stack-unit unit-number}|
information | linecard slot-id [detail | summary]| testcase {cp | pepe-id |
linecard slot-id} }
From a PE console, use show diag testcase stack-unit unit number [detail |
summary]
Parameters
cp unit-id Enter the cp unit-id parameters to display the results only of the offline
diagnostic tests run on the Control Processor CPU. The Control Processor CPU ID
is 0.
pe pe-id Enter the pe pe-id parameters to display the results only of the offline
diagnostic tests run on the Port Extender (PE). The PE ID range is from 0 to 255.
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