Open Networking Hardware Diagnostic Guide November 2022

Tests

CLI options

DellEmc Diag - PHY Tool
version 1.1, x.xx.x.x-x
build, 2022/05/20,

Syntax: phytool <option>
  Show the help-text:=
       phytool --h                                                  (or)
       phytool -h
  Read the mac address of the interface:=
       phytool --read-mac                                           (or)
       phytool -R
  Write the value to the specified offset:=
       phytool --write --offset=<offset> --val=<val>                (or)
       phytool -w -o <offset> -V <val>
  Dump the eeprom contents:=
       phytool --eeprom-dump                                        (or)
       phytool -x
  Dump the register contents:=
       phytool --reg-dump                                           (or)
       phytool -d
  Phy loopback test:=
       phytool --lb-test[=no of packets]                            (or)
       phytool -l[=no of packets]
  Execute repeatedly command by count:=
       phytool --iteration=max/<count> [option1] [option2]...       (or)
       phytool -I max/<count> [option1] [option2]...
  Set the interface with parameters:=
       phytool --set-intf --speed=<speed> --duplex=<mode> --autoneg (or)
       phytool -s -S <speed> -D <mode> -A
  Show the interface settings:=
       phytool --show-intf                                          (or)
       phytool -a
  Usage:=
       -h, --h              Show the help text
       -I, --iteration=     Iteration command execution
       -R, --read-mac       Read the MAC of the interface
       -w, --write          Write operation
       -o, --offset         Set the Offset
       -V, --val            Value to be set
       -x, --eeprom-dump    Dump the eeprom contents
       -d, --reg-dump       Dump the register contents
       -l, --lb-test=       Phy loopback test
       -s, --set-intf       Set the interface with parameters
       -S, --speed=         Speed
       -D, --duplex=        Duplex mode
       -A, --autoneg=       Auto-negotiation
       -a, --show-intf      Show the interface settings

root@dellemc-diag-os:/etc/dn/diag# phytool --read-mac
34:17:eb:07:7c:00

root@dellemc-diag-os:/etc/dn/diag# phytool --eeprom-dump
Offset      Values
------      ------
0x0000:     34 17 eb 07 7c 00 00 08 ff ff 05 10 ff ff ff ff
0x0010:     18 00 00 00 2f 40 41 1f 86 80 41 1f 86 80 80 ba
0x0020:     ff ff ff ff 80 5c 47 00 00 00 40 00 00 4c ab 03
0x0030:     00 00 00 70 0e 1a 26 44 a3 07 42 1f 01 02 02 06
0x0040:     0c 00 47 21 00 00 ff ff ac 44 f6 00 44 1f 08 09
0x0050:     40 04 3c 00 00 00 04 14 00 00 00 00 00 10 ff ff
0x0060:     00 01 00 40 32 13 13 40 00 01 00 40 ff ff b0 03
0x0070:     00 01 00 40 00 01 00 40 d9 09 bc 03 ff ff b5 7e
0x0080:     ff ff ff ff a5 0b 00 80 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
.....

root@dellemc-diag-os:/etc/dn/diag# phytool --reg-dump
0x00000: CTRL (Device control register)          0x08100241
       Invert Loss-Of-Signal:                    no
       Receive flow control:                     enabled
       Transmit flow control:                    disabled
       VLAN mode:                                disabled
       Set link up:                              1
       D3COLD WakeUp capability advertisement:   enabled
       Auto speed detect:                        disabled
       Speed select:                             1000Mb/s
       Force speed:                              no
       Force duplex:                             no
0x00008: STATUS (Device status register)         0x00282383
       Duplex:                                   full
       Link up:                                  link config
       Transmission:                             on
       DMA clock gating:                         disabled
       TBI mode:                                 disabled
       Link speed:                               1000Mb/s
       Bus type:                                 PCI Express
...

root@dellemc-diag-os:/etc/dn/diag# phytool --lb-test=100
TEST PASSED

NOTE: The loopback test and set-intf will terminate the ethernet driver.  You need to reboot to restart the driver cleanly.
[1]+  Terminated    setsid /bin/kni -c 0x3 -n 2 -- -p 1 --config="(0,0,1)" >> /dev/null 

root@dellemc-diag-os:~# phytool --set-intf --speed=1000
[2]+  Done                    dhclient -q eth0
root@dellemc-diag-os:~# ........................done
Port 0 Link Up - speed 1000 Mbps - full-duplex

root@dellemc-diag-os:~# root@dellemc-diag-os:~# phytool --show-intf
Settings for eth0:
        Supported ports: [ TP ]
        Supported link modes:   10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                                1000baseT/Full
        Supported pause frame use: Symmetric
        Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
        Advertised link modes:  10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
                                100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
                                1000baseT/Full
        Advertised pause frame use: No
        Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
        Speed: 1000Mb/s
        Duplex: Full
        Port: Twisted Pair
        PHYAD: 3
        Transceiver: internal
        Auto-negotiation: on
        MDI-X: off (auto)
        Supports Wake-on: pumbg
        Wake-on: g
        Current message level: 0x00000007 (7)
                               drv probe link
        Link detected: yes