Diagnostics

As soon as you select an option in this dialog box, IxServer for Windows Chassis performs the action and shows the result in the IxServer Task window.

The following table describes the UI controls of the Diagnostics dialog box:

Field

Usage

Card

The load module card number in the chassis on which a selected test is to be performed.

Port

The port number of the load module on which a selected test is to be performed.

Enable Port

Turn on stats on port.

Disable port

Turn off stats on port.

Feature map This shows the list feature capabilities available on port and shows its status.

TxSRAM

Dumps the contents of the transmit SRAM cache for the selected port to the IxServer Task window.

TxDRAM

Dumps the contents of the transmit DRAM cache for the selected port to the IxServer Task window.

RxDRAM

Dumps the contents of the receive DRAM cache for the selected port to the IxServer Task window.

Dump 10GSw

Dumps the statistics for the TenSpeed switch, if equipped.

PCPU Uart Dumps memuart for the selected port/PCPU to the IxServer task window.
Mem Test
Performs a memory test for the selected card (across the whole chassis when card is zero).

Mii Registers

Selecting this option causes IxServer to read the configured Media Independent Interface (Mii) settings for the selected port.

Reset 10GSW

Resets the TenSpeed Switch if equipped. This may temporarily disrupt communication to/from any TEC-based load module, so use with caution.

Port Trace

(No longer supported)

LP Reboot

Restarts the selected port CPU, and reloads the firmware.

Server Stat

Shows the server statistics in the Socket Connections dialog box, explained in View server statistics.

Force hotswap Performs a hotswap for the selected card; use only if no users are connected. Normal users should prefer to use IxExplorer.

Phy Upgrade

Forces the Gennum EEPROM download for the selected port, if equipped.

Queues

Shows information about some internal queues. Queues dumps the state for the entire chassis (ignoring the card/port selectors).

Tasks

Lists all the tasks for the entire chassis (ignoring the card/port selectors).

PCPU Queues Dumps raw contents of the selected PCPU queue.
Subscriptions Dumps the internal state of the Publish/Subscribe subsystem. This shows the subscriptions for notifications in the IxServer task window.