Cable Diagnostics

Use the cable-diagnostic feature to test cables in the event where there might be a bad copper cable.

NOTE: This feature is only available on non-SFP copper ports.

Procedure

Enter diagnostics to open up the diagnostics menu:

switch# diagnostics

Once done, the diagnostics command set is now available for use, and the cable-diagnostics command can be executed:

switch# diag cable-diagnostic <IFACE>

Example output

6300# diagnostics <CR>
6300# diag ?
  asic                        ASIC diagnostics
  audit-failure-notification  Configure audit failure notification
  bgp                         IP information
  cable-diagnostic            Cable diagnostic test
...snip for brevity
6300# diag cable-diagnostic ?
IFNAME

Expected Results

  1. Administrators can enter diagnostics mode successfully
  2. Administrators can test the cable and see the results in the CLI output

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