4 – Interactive Mode CommandsPort Level Info & Operations MenuSN0054621-00 E 4-31AEnter Choice:1Ping to fe80::2a0:98ff:fe03:c98e successful (1 of 1).Press the Enter key to continue.Perform Loopback Test(CLI Option -lb)To start a loopback test:1. On the Port Diagnostic Menu, type the number for the Perform LoopbackTest option, and then press ENTER.2. At the prompt, type the quantity of loopback tests to run. Valid values are inthe range of 1–2147483648 (2^31). By default, one loopback test is run.3. Select the loopback test type: 1 (internal) 2 (external)The default is an internal loopback test.4. If you want to stop the loopback test should an error occur, type y for theStop on error[Y]? option.After the test is complete, SANsurfer iSCSI HBA CLI displays the number offailed tests and successful tests.Perform Read/Write Buffer Test(CLI Option -rwt)To start a read/write buffer test:1. On the HBA Diagnostic Menu, type the number for the Read/Write buffertest option, and then press ENTER.2. At the prompt, type the number of read/write tests to run. Valid values are inthe range 1–2147483648 (2^31). By default, one test is done.SANsurfer iSCSI HBA CLI lists the data patterns.CAUTION!Before doing a loopback test, ensure that the HBA does not have anyoutstanding I/O operations.CAUTION!Before running a read/write buffer test, make sure that the HBA does nothave any outstanding I/O operations.
