HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 74)

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To test a switch:
1. Open the faceplate display of the switch to be tested.
2. Open the Switch menu and select Switch Diagnostics, and then select Online Switch Diagnostics or
Offline Switch Diagnostics to open the Switch Diagnostics dialog box.
3. Select the test type from the drop-down list.
CAUTION: If you selected the Offline Switch Diagnostics option, your test type options, Offline and
Connectivity, will disrupt traffic. When you run an Offline or Connectivity test, the switch will be put
into diagnostics state for you, and the switch will not be returned to its original state until you close
the Switch Diagnostics dialog box. A disruptive switch reset must be done at that time to return the
switch to its original state. If you selected the Online Switch Diagnostics option to run the online
switch test and there are no ports with an active login at that time, the test will return immediately
with a Passed status.
4. Enter a frame size in the Frame Size field.
5. Enable or disable the Terminate Test Upon Error option.
6. Select a Loop Count option. The Loop Forever option runs the test until you click Stop Test. The Loop
Count option runs the test the number of times you entered in the Loop Count field.
7. Select the default test pattern or enter a user-defined (hexadecimal) test pattern.
8. Click Start Test to begin the next test, or click Close to close the Switch Diagnostics dialog box.
Observe the results in the Test Results area. If the Test Status field in the Test Results area indicates
Failed, note the Test Fault Code displayed in the Switch Information data window and contact Tech
Support.
Archiving a switch
You can create an .XML archive file containing the configuration parameters. This archive file can be used
to restore the configuration on the same switch or on a replacement switch. You can also use the archive
file as a template for configuring new switches to add to a fabric.
Basically any data received by QuickTools is archived. Passwords are not archived. Security Group secrets
are not included in the archive and must be re-configured using the CLI after a restore.
Archived parameters include:
• Switch properties and statistics
• IP configuration
• SNMP configuration
• Port properties and statistics
• Name server
• Date/Time and NTP settings
• Alarm configuration
• Zoning configuration
• Nicknames configuration
• Call Home parameters
• User account information (but not restored)
• Configured security (available only with SSL connection to the switch).
• RADIUS Server information (available only with SSL connection to the switch)
NOTE: Security features must be configured using the CLI or Enterprise Fabric Management Suite. See the
HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide for information about the command line
interface, and HP 8/20q and SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Enterprise Fabric Management Suite User
Guide for information about Enterprise Fabric Management Suite..