Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Guide

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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release IOS XE 3.4.0SG and IOS 15.1(2)SG)
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Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
diagnostic start
diagnostic start
To run the specified diagnostic test, use the diagnostic start command.
diagnostic start {module num} {test test-id} [port num]
Syntax Description
Defaults This command has no default settings.
Command Modes Privileged EXEC mode
Command History
Examples This example shows how to run the specified diagnostic test at the specified module:
This exec command starts the TDR test on specified interface
Switch# diagnostic start module 1 test cable-tdr port 3
diagnostic start module 1 test cable-tdr port 3
module 1: Running test(s) 5 Run interface level cable diags
module 1: Running test(s) 5 may disrupt normal system operation
Do you want to continue? [no]: yes
yes
Switch#
2d16h: %DIAG-6-TEST_RUNNING: module 1: Running online-diag-tdr{ID=5} ...
2d16h: %DIAG-6-TEST_OK: module 1: online-diag-tdr{ID=5} has completed successfully
Switch#
Note The show cable-diagnostic tdr command displays the results of a TDR test. The test results will not be
available until approximately 1 minute after the test starts. If you enter the show cable-diagnostic tdr
command within 1 minute of the test starting, you may see a “TDR test is in progress on interface...”
message.
Related Commands
module num Module number.
test Specifies a test to run.
test-id Specifies an identification number for the test to be run; can be the cable
diagnostic test-id, or the cable-tdr keyword.
port num (Optional) Specifies the interface port number.
Release Modification
12.2(25)SG Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
Command Description
show diagnostic content Displays diagnostic content information.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E