Chapter 59
Monitoring System Processes and Logs
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
The test will not run if system health is disabled in any combination. If system health is disabled to run
Tip
tests, the test status shows up as disabled.
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If the specific module or interface is enabled to run tests, but is not running the tests due to system health
being disabled, then tests show up as enabled (not running).
Tests for a Specified Module
The system health feature in the NX-OS software performs tests in the following areas:
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To perform the required test on a specific module, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config terminal
switch(config)#
Note
Note
Step 2
switch(config)# system health module 8 bootflash
switch(config)# system health module 8 bootflash
frequency 200
Step 3
switch(config)# system health module 8 eobc
Step 4
switch(config)# system health module 8 loopback
Step 5
switch(config)# system health module 5 management
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Active supervisor's in-band connectivity to the fabric.
Standby supervisor's arbiter availability.
Bootflash connectivity and accessibility on all modules.
EOBC connectivity and accessibility on all modules.
Data path integrity for each interface on all modules.
Management port's connectivity.
User-driven test for external connectivity verification, port is shut down during the test (Fibre
Channel ports only).
User-driven test for internal connectivity verification (Fibre Channel and iSCSI ports).
The following steps can be performed in any order.
The various options for each test are described in the next step. Each command can be
configured in any order. The various options are presented in the same step for documentation
purposes.
Online System Health Management
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables the bootflash test on module in slot
8.
Sets the new frequency of the bootflash test
on module 8 to 200 seconds.
Enables the EOBC test on module in slot 8.
Enables the loopback test on module in slot
8.
Enables the management test on module in
slot 5.
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