C613-50100-01 REV C Command Reference for x930 Series 440
AlliedWare Plus™ Operating System - Version 5.4.6-1.x
INTERFACE TESTING COMMANDS
TEST
INTERFACE
test interface
Overview 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.
NOTE: Do not run test interface on live networks because this will degrade network
performance.
Syntax
test interface {<port-list>|all} [time{<1-60>|cont}]
no test interface {<port-list>|all}
Mode Privileged Exec
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.