Brocade 6505 Hardware Reference Manual - Manual (Page 36)

Diagnostic tests
In addition to POST, Fabric OS includes diagnostic tests to help you troubleshoot the hardware and
firmware. This includes tests of internal connections and circuitry, fixed media, and the transceivers
and cables in use.
The tests are implemented by command, either through a Telnet session or through a console set up
to the serial connection to the switch. Some tests require the ports to be connected by external cables,
to allow diagnostics to verify the serializer/deserializer interface, transceiver, and cable. Some tests
require loopback plugs.
Diagnostic tests run at link speeds of 2, 4, 8, or 16 Gbps depending on the speed of the link being
tested and the type of port.
NOTE
Diagnostic tests might temporarily lock the transmit and receive speed of the links during diagnostic
testing.
For information about specific diagnostic tests, see the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics
Guide .
Brocade 6505 management
You can use the management functions built into the Brocade 6505 to monitor the fabric topology, port
status, physical status, and other information to help you analyze switch performance and to
accelerate system debugging.
The Brocade 6505 automatically performs power-on self-test (POST) each time it is turned on. Any
errors are recorded in the system error log. For more information about POST, see
POST and boot
specifications on page 33.
For information about upgrading the version of Fabric OS installed on your switch, see the Fabric OS
Administrator's Guide.
You can manage the Brocade 6505 using any of the management options listed in the following table.
Refer to the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual for more information on the CLI commands.
Management options for the Brocade 6505 switch TABLE 3
Management tool Out-of-band support In-band support
Command line interface (CLI)
For more information, refer to the Fabric OS
Administrator’s Guide and the Fabric OS Command
Reference Manual .
Ethernet or serial
connection IP over Fibre Channel
Brocade Web Tools
For information, refer to the Web Tools
Administrator’s Guide .
Ethernet or serial
connection IP over Fibre Channel
Standard SNMP applications
For information, refer to the MIB Reference Manual .
Ethernet or serial
connection IP over Fibre Channel
Diagnostic tests
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