Dell POWEREDGE M1000E - Manual (Page 117)

Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide 101
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Diagnostic Port (D_Port)
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4. Install an SFP and attempt to enable the D_Port.
switch:admin> bcu diag --dportenable 1/0
ERROR: Switch port is not D_Port capable or D_Port is disabled
5. Connect to the HBA without the SFP and disable the native port.
switch:admin> bcu port --disable 1/0
port disabled
6. Attempt to enable the D_Port.
switch:admin> bcu diag --dportenable 1/0
ERROR: SFP is not present.
D-port will be enabled but it will be operational only after inserting a valid
SFP.
Enabling and disabling a D_Port configuration
Use the command portCfgDport [slot/]port to enable or disable a D_Port configuration, with the
following options.
switch:admin> portcfgdport --help
Usage:
portcfgdport --enable
portcfgdport --disable
portcfgdport --help
Specifying port ranges:
port_range -- Specifies a set of ports as a list, range or wildcard:
(examples: "10/6-9" or "10/6, 9" or "0-31" or "0 1 2 3" or
"*")
Actions:
--enable -- Configure the port as D-port
--disable -- Disable the D-port configuration
--help -- Displays usage information
Starting and stopping D_Port testing
Use the portDportTest command to start or stop D_Port testing or show test results, with the
following options.
switch:admin> portdporttest --help
Usage:
portdporttest --start | --setarg [-nframes | -time ] [-framesize ] [-pattern
| -payload ] [-fec] [-cr]
portdporttest --stop | --restart
portdporttest --show [ | all]
portdporttest --help
Specifying port ranges:
port_range -- Specifies a set of ports as a list, range or wildcard:
(examples: "10/6-9" or "10/6, 9" or "0-31" or "0 1 2 3" or "*")
Actions:
--setarg -- This will set the test parameters and exit
The suboptions are same as --start
--start -- This will initiate the test cases and exit without waiting
for the test to complete. It also takes following options
-nframes - Specifies the number of frames to send in millions.