Cable Test for AOS-S Switches

To perform cable test on an AOS-S switch, complete the following steps:

  1. In the HPE Aruba Networking Central landing page, select a site from the Sites menu.

    Alternatively, you can click the expand icon on the Sites menu to search for a site from the list.

    The site dashboard is displayed along with site health, device, and client information.

  2. Click Network.

    The Unified Device List (UDL) view is displayed for the site.

  3. To access the troubleshooting page for an AOS-S switch, complete one of the following steps:

    • From the Devices table in list view, click anywhere on the particular device row under Any or Switches tab.

      The selected AOS-S switch panel is displayed on the left.

    • From the Devices table in list view, click on the particular device under the Switches tab.

      The selected AOS-S switch context page is displayed.

  4. Click the troubleshooting icon .

    The Troubleshoot page is displayed for the AOS-CX switch, and the Tests tab is selected by default in the left panel.

  5. Under Test, select the Cable Test radio button.

  6. In the Port field, select the port number.

  7. Click Start Test.

    The Results panel on the right displays the test output.

    Click the icon to get the expanded view of the session.

Note:

On the Results panel, you can click the graphical result icon for a visual representation or the CLI result icon for CLI output.

The following image displays the Cable Test page for an AOS-S switch in graphical format.

Figure 1: Cable Test Page—AOS-S Switch

The following image displays the Cable Test page for an AOS-S switch and displays the result in CLI format.

Figure 2: Cable Test CLI Page—AOS-S Switch

The Results panel contains the following details:

  • Summary Icon—The following table describes the meaning of icons used in the test result.

    Table 1: Test Result Icons

    Icon

    		 Value

    Successfully completed—All the ports tested have good cables.

    Partially failed—At least one port tested has a good cable.

    Failed—None of the ports tested have good cables.

  • Output Parameters—The following parameters are displayed in the test result:

    • Source—The AOS-S switch name.

    • Port—Port number.

  • Status Filter—The following parameters are displayed in the status filter:

    • Good—Selects the ports where all the pairs have a “Good” status.

    • Partial—Selects the ports where at least one pair has a “Good” status.

    • Failed—Selects the ports where the device could not run the tests.

    • Poor—Selects the ports that have pairs with any of the other statuses, namely Open, Short, Inter-Short, High/Low Impedance, Failed or Undefined.

  • Graphical Result Icon —Click this icon to view the output in graphical format as displayed in Cable Test for AOS-S Switches.

  • CLI Result Icon —Click this icon to view the test output in CLI format as displayed in Cable Test for AOS-S Switches.