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hardware units and they should each be reset to the base configuration.
Resetting to the base configuration can be done through the CLI or Web Interface or InControl.
Using the CLI, the command is:
Device:/> reset -configuration
A Simple Example
A simple use of selftest is to test the system memory:
Device:/> selftest -memory
This writes a one megabyte block of data to memory and reads it back. The number of
megabytes written can be varied using the -num= option. By default, the memory test is
repeated once but could, for example, be repeated 10 times with the command:
Device:/> selftest -memory -num=10
Throughput Testing
The following command options test traffic throughput:
• -throughout
This generates the maximum achievable traffic flow through all specified interfaces using the
maximum packet size. This option does not validate the received packets.
• -traffic
This test generates traffic of mixed packet sizes between 60 and 1,518 bytes and verifies the
content of each received frame. Received packets are verified.
For either the -throughput or the -traffic option, the test should be run so that interfaces are
connected together and the output from one interface is received by another. This can be
achieved in one of two ways:
• Connection Through a Switch
All the interfaces are connected to the same switch which is itself disconnected from any
other networks. This is only satisfactory if the hardware has the same maximum link speed on
all Ethernet interfaces since faster interfaces can overwhelm slower ones.
• Connecting Ethernet Interfaces In Pairs
With hardware that has mixed Ethernet interface speeds, it is necessary to connect interfaces
with similar maximum link speeds together in adjacent pairs. A switch should not be used.
Testing should be done on one pair of interfaces at a time. For example, if the -throughput
option is to be applied between the If1 and If2 interfaces, the command would be:
Device:/> selftest -interfaces=If1,If2 -throughput
The -burnin Option
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