HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Command Reference Guide (AA-RW1MA-TE, May 2005)

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Tests backplane connection for a multiple-blade configured system.
Synopsis
backplanetest [--slot number][-passcnt count][-payload value][-pat
type][-ports itemlist][-verbose mode]
Availability
admin
Description
Use this command to verify the backplane connection for each blade through the backend external (BE)
ports. This command can only run on a multiple-blade configured system. It assumes that all blades
available on the specified switch have passed the blade diagnostic tests. This command is not part of
bladediag or bladediagshort. This command verifies backplane connection by using a functional
blade's frame transmitter/receiver features.
NOTE: No other diagnostic can be executed until this test is completed.
Operands
This command has the following operands:
backplanetest
--slot number Specifies the slot number for a Core Switch 2/64 or SAN Director 2/128.
For all other switches, this operand is not required. The slot number must be
followed by a slash (/) and the port number, so that each port is
represented by both a slot number (1 through 4 or 7 through 10) and a
port number (0 through 15).
The Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 have a total of 10 slots.
Slot numbers 5 and 6 are control processor cards; slots 1 through 4 and 7
through 10 are port cards. On each port card, there are 16 ports, counted
from the bottom, numbered 0 to 15.
-passcnt count Specifies the number of times to perform this test. The default value is 1. This
operand is optional.
-payload value Specifies the byte size of the test frame payload. The payload size must be
in multiples of 4, and the minimum size is 16. The default value is 512
bytes. This operand is optional.
-pat type Specifies the test-pattern type used in the test frame payload. The default test
is 17(jCRPAT). The following test patterns can be specified:
1byte fill
2word fill
3 quad fill
4byte not
5word not
6 quad not
7byte ramp