Selecting the rta and port to test, Selecting the, Rta and port to test – Perle Systems RIO 5500036-17 User Manual

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Selecting the RTA and port to test

To select the RTA and port to you wish to test proceed as follows:

1. Turn on your system and login as super user.

2. Disable the port you wish to test. To do this, at the command prompt type

/etc/spcadmport disable r00x

(when r00x is the port number for example, r001) and

press the

Enter

key.

For more information about

spxadmport

, see

spxadmport utility for configuring

ports

on page

240

in

Chapter 4 Quick Reference

.

3. At the command prompt, type

config.rio

and press the

Enter

key.

The RIO configuration utility window is now displayed showing a map of your system. See

Configuring ports with config.rio

on page

82

for more details about how

config.rio

works.

4. In the RIO configuration utility window, move the cursor to the RTA associated with the

ports you want to test and press the

Enter

key.

Note

You should disable any port service active on the port before running
the diagnostics.

RTA

Host card

Link cable

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