PoE Bounce Test for AOS-CX Switches

To perform PoE Bounce test on an AOS-CX 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-CX 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-CX 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-CX 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.

    Note:

    On the Troubleshoot page, you can access Tests, Remote Console, and History tabs in this release.

  5. Under Test, select the PoE Bounce radio button.

    The Source field is automatically populated with the selected AOS-CX switch name.

  6. In the Ports field, enter the port number and/or port ranges.

    Note:

    Multiple ports or port number range are not supported in this release.

  7. Click Start Test.

    The Results panel on the right displays the test output.

Note:

To view the test output in 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 PoE Bounce test page for an AOS-CX switch and displays the output in graphical format.

Figure 1: PoE Bounce Test Page—AOS-CX Switch

The following image displays the PoE Bounce test page for an AOS-CX and displays the result in CLI format.

Figure 2: PoE Bounce Test CLI Page—AOS-CX 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 requests passed successfully.

    Failed—All requests failed.

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

    • Source—The AOS-CX switch name.

    • Port—The port number.

  • Graphical Result Icon —Click this icon to view the output in graphical format as displayed in PoE Bounce Test Page—AOS-CX Switch.

    Note:

    The graphical format page currently displays the same output as the CLI format page.

  • CLI Result Icon —Click this icon to view the test output in CLI format as displayed in PoE Bounce Test CLI Page—AOS-CX Switch.