Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 188)

Using Broadcom Advanced Control Suite 4: Broadcom NetXtreme II® Network Adapter User Guide
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An EEPROM image upgrade does not require a code change for this test.
Internal Memory
This test verifies that the internal memory of the adapter is functioning properly. The test writes patterned values to the memory and
reads back the results. The test fails if an erroneous value is read back. The adapter cannot function if its internal memory is not
functioning properly.
On-Chip CPU
This test verifies the operation of the internal CPUs in the adapter.
Interrupt
This test verifies that the Network Device Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) driver is able to receive interrupts from the adapter.
Loopback MAC and Loopback PHY
These tests verify that the NDIS driver is able to send packets to and receive packets from the adapter.
Test LED
This test causes all of the port LEDs to blink 5 times for the purpose of identifying the adapter.
To run the diagnostic tests using the BACS CLI
You can use the following CLI command to run diagnostics tests on a specified target. This command is available for physical device
ports only:
BACScli -t <target type> -f <target format> -i <target ID> "diag {[-c REG ] [-c MII ] [-c EEP] [-c MEM] [-c
CPU] [-c INT] [-c MACLB ] [-c PHYLB] [-c LED] | [-c ALL]} [-l <cnt> ] [ -v <LEDIntv> ]"
Examples:
1. The following command displays all the diagnostics tests available for the current selected target.
BACScli -t PHYPORTS -f bdf -i 01:00.00 "diag"
2. The following command runs the MII and LED tests for the selected target:
BACScli -t PHYPORTS -f bdf -i 01:00.00 "diag -c MII -c LED"
3. The following command runs all the tests five times with an LED test interval of 8 ms for the selected target:
BACScli -t PHYPORTS -f bdf -i 01:00.00 "diag -c all -l 5 -v 8"
In Interactive mode, use the list <view> and select <idx> commands to select the desired target device. Use the following
command to run diagnostic tests for the selected target:
diag {[-c REG ] [-c MII ] [-c EEP] [-c MEM] [-c CPU] [-c INT] [-c MACLB ] [-c PHYLB] [-c LED] | [-c ALL]} [-l
<cnt> ] [ -v <LEDIntv> ]
Examples:
1. The following command displays all the diagnostics tests available for the current selected target.
diag
2. The following command runs the MII and LED test for the selected target.
diag -c MII -c LED
3. The following command runs all the tests five times, with an LED test interval of 8 ms for the selected target.
diag -c all -l 5 -v 8
Analyzing Cables in Windows
The Cable Analysis option on the Diagnostics tab lets you monitor the conditions of each wire pair in an Ethernet Category 5
cable connection within an Ethernet network. The analysis measures the cable quality and compares it against the IEEE 802.3ab
specification for compliance.