Configuring link traffic test parameters – Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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7. Click Close on the Diagnostic Port Test dialog box.

Configuring link traffic test parameters

You can conifigure these parameters to improve accuracy and to measure link performance on
stress conditions with more traffic.

1. Enter the number of frames to use in the traffic test in the Number of Frames field.

Minimum is 1 million (default). Maximum is 2,147,483,647 million.

2. Enter the duration you want the test to run in the Duration Hours and Minutes fields.

This option is mutually exclusive of frames option.

Minimum is 0 hours and 1 minute (default). Maximum is 99 hours and 59 minutes.

3. Enter the frame size you want for the traffic test in the Frame Size field.

Minimum is 36 bytes. Maximum is 2236 bytes. Default is 1024 bytes.

4. Choose one of the following options in the Payload Pattern area to configure the payload

pattern to use in the traffic test

Select the Predefined option and select a pre-defined payload patteren from the list.

Options include BYTE_NOT, WORD_NOT, QUAD_NOT, BYTE_RAMP, WORD_RAMP,
QUAD_RAMP, BYTE_LFSR, RANDOM, CRPAT, CSPAT, CHALF_SQ, CQTR_SQ, RDRAM_PAT,
jCRPAT, jCJTPAT, jCSPAT, PRED_RAND, SMI_TEST, CJPAT, QUAD_NOTP, JSPAT, and JTSPAT.

Select the User Defined option and enter a pattern in the field.

Minimum is 0. Maximum is 2,147,483,647.

An example of the payload pattern displays in the Example field.

5. Select the Forward Error Correction - Enable check box to enable forward error correction (FEC)

during the D-Port test.

Clear to disable (default).

6. Select the Credit Recovery - Enable check box to enable credit recovery (CR) during the D-Port

test.

Clear to disable (default).

7. Click OK on the Link Traffic Test Configuration dialog box.

If any test fails, that test displays
as failed and a Failure report
displays.

Sample failure report :
Errors detected (local): CRC, Bad_EOF, Enc_out
Errors detected (remote): CRC, Bad_EO

Run portstatsshow and porterrshow for more detail on the errors.

HBA Electrical test successful

Successfully completed Electrical Loopback Test on port
HBA_port_number of the HBA HBA_node

HBA Electrical test failed

Electrical Loopback Test failed on port HBA_port_number of the HBA
HBA_node

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Status Detail messages

Operation/Test

Possible message

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