Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 338)

Interface Testing Commands
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
13.4 AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C C613-50046-01 REV A
test interface
This command starts a test on a port or all ports or a selected range or list of ports.
Use the no variant of this command to disable this function. The test duration can be
configured by specifying the time in minutes after specifying a port or ports to test.
For an example of all the commands required to test switch ports, see the Examples
section in this command. To test the Eth port, set its speed to 100 by using the command
speed 100.
Syntax test interface {<port-list>|all} [time{<1-60>|cont}]
no test interface {<port-list>|all}
Mode Privileged Exec
Example To test the switch ports in VLAN 1, install loopbacks in the ports, and enter the following
commands:
Note Do not run test interface on live networks because this will degrade network
performance.
Parameter Description
<port-list> The ports to test. A port-list can be:
■ a switch port (e.g. port1.0.6)
■
a continuous range of ports separated by a hyphen,
e.g. port1.0.1-port1.0.6
■ a comma-separated list of the above,
e.g. port1.0.1,port1.0.5-1.0.6
The specified ports must exist.
all All ports
time Keyword entered prior to the value for the time duration of the
interface test.
<1-60> Specifies duration of time to test the interface or interfaces in
minutes (from a minimum of 1 minute to a maximum of 60 minutes).
The default is 4 minutes.
cont Specifies continuous interface testing until canceled with command
negation.
awplus(config)# service test
awplus(config)# no spanning-tree rstp enable bridge-forward
awplus(config)# interface vlan1
awplus(config-if)# shutdown
awplus(config-if)# end
awplus# test interface all