98 BK3254601-00 CA TroubleshootingThis appendix provides information about Fibre Channel diagnostics and a FibreChannel troubleshooting diagram, including: Fibre Channel Diagnostics “Fibre Channel Troubleshooting Diagram” on page 101 “Troubleshooting with a Diagnostic Port (D_Port)” on page 102Fibre Channel DiagnosticsTroubleshooting with Fibre Channel diagnostics include: Fibre Channel Diagnostics Using QConvergeConsole GUI Fibre Channel Diagnostics Using Interactive QConvergeConsole CLI Fibre Channel Diagnostics Using Noninteractive QConvergeConsole CLIFibre Channel Diagnostics Using QConvergeConsole GUIQConvergeConsole GUI supports the internal and external loopback, read/writebuffer, and beacon on/off diagnostic tests for Fibre Channel ports.To set the loopback or read/write buffer test parameters:1. In the QConvergeConsole system tree, select the adapter port.2. In the content pane on the right, click the Diagnostics tab, and then click theGeneral Diagnostics tab.3. From the Data Pattern list, do one of the following: Select a data byte or compliant jitter pattern. Click Customized to specify your own eight-byte pattern. Enter thedata in hexadecimal format (0–FF) into the eight Customized boxes. Click Random to randomly generate an eight-byte data pattern.The data size sets the number of bytes transferred per test per iterationwhen the test is run.
