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loopdiagStart

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Telnet Commands

loopdiagStart

Start loopdiag application.

Syntax

loopdiagStart port

Availability Admin

Description Use this command to start the loopdiag application at the port

specified. It will isolate the loop device before running diagnostics

and report the test result. Error/failure and statistics will be reported.

The port must be online prior to initiating the command. The

command will place the port in testing mode and put the port back

online at the end of the test. In the cases when failure occurs in the

management layer, users should issue

loopdiagClear to clear any

information from the failure.

Operand This comand has the following operand required:

Example

To start the loopdiag application at port 5:

switch:admin> loopdiagStart 5