# Intel PRO/1000 Adapter Test Utilities

- View Adapter Configuration

- Test Adapter menu

- Display Diagnostic Log

NOTE: If you are looking for information to test Intel PRO/100 adapters, you may find it here.

Intel's diagnostic software lets you test the adapter to see if there are any problems with the adapter hardware, the cabling, or the network connection. You can also use diagnostics to isolate problems during troubleshooting. There are two test programs documented here. Both operate identically.

- DIAG1000.EXE runs under MS-DOS* v6.22 or later. (It will not run from a DOS window in IBM OS/2* or a Microsoft* Windows* product.)

- D1000_64.EFI runs in the EFI environment in Intel® Itanium™-based systems.

These utilities are designed to test hardware operation and confirm the adapter's ability to communicate with another adapter in the same network, primarily confirming cabling. They should not be used to judge performance.

They can test the adapter whether or not there is a responder on the network while you run the tests. In order to do a thorough test, however, you should set up a second system on the network as a responder prior to starting a test.

1. Boot to DOS or the EFI shell.

2. Navigate to the \TOOLS directory.

3. Under DOS, type DIAG1000, and press <Enter>.
   Under EFI, type D1000_64, and press <Enter>.

The test utility program automatically scans the hardware and lists all Intel gigabit adapters. They are listed in this manner. (NOTE: If you have only one adapter in your system, this screen will be bypassed).

Select the adapter you want to test by moving the highlight and pressing <Enter>.

4. The test utility program displays its main menu:

## View Adapter Configuration

Selecting "View Adapter Configuration" will bring up the adapter configuration screen. This screen describes various properties of the adapter.

You can view additional information on the PCI slot occupied by the adapter by pressing <F5>. This is primarily used for troubleshooting by Intel technical support.

You can display information on all PCI slots by pressing <Enter>. If the slot does not have an Intel gigabit adapter installed, the Device Description field will show "Unknown Device".

## Test Adapter Menu

Selecting "Test Adapter" from the Main Menu brings up the Test Menu. This allows the user to test the adapter, select which tests to perform, set the adapter up as a network responder, or perform a continuous network sender test.

### Begin Adapter Tests

Selecting this option brings up the test screen. While tests are being performed, a rotating spinner is shown letting the user know that the application is still "alive." The results of the tests are displayed as each test is performed. If multiple test passes are selected, then the results contain a count of test failures. A list containing zeros means that all tests have passed.

If there is no responder on the network, the Network Test will indicate a failure. To correct this situation, set up a system on the network to act as a responder, and re-run the test.

### Change Test Options

The test setup screen allows you to configure and select the specific tests desired. Each option is toggled by moving the cursor with the arrow keys and pressing <Enter> to change the option. The number of tests is simply entered from the keyboard in the appropriate box.

Diagnostic Log - This is normally disabled. If enabled, the program will ask asks for a directory for the log file. The file it places here is named DIAG.LOG.

Device Registers - Test patterns are written, read and verified through the adapter's device registers to ensure proper functionality.

FIFOs - Diag1000 writes test bit patterns to the adapter's FIFO buffers, to make sure the FIFOs are working properly.

EEPROM - This test tests both the readability of the EEPROM as well as the integrity of the data stored in the EEPROM. It reads the EEPROM and calculates the checksum. This checksum is then compared to the checksum stored in the EEPROM. If values not the same, the test reports failure.

Interrupt - This test tests the adapter's ability to generate an interrupt and have it propagated through the system to the PIC. The test triggers and interrupt by setting the interrupt cause register and then verifies that an interrupt has been triggered. On EFI, interrupts are not supported. Therefore, this test sets the interrupt cause register and reads the interrupt set register which verifies the card internally registered an interrupt.

MAC Loopback and Phy Loopback - There are two loop back tests supported by Diag1000. Some adapters do not support MAC Loop back. These adapters only allow for PHY Loop back tests. These tests set the adapter in the appropriate loop back mode and send packets to the adapter. The test succeeds if the adapter receives those packets from itself.

Link - Diag1000 checks to see if the adapter has link or does not have link.

Network Test - The Network Test looks for a responder, and then sends 1000 packets. If no responder is found, then the test reports failure. If packets are received back from the responder, the test reports success.

### Set Up as Responder

This allows the user to setup the adapter as a responder so another system can perform the continuous network test. Selecting this brings up the transmit/receive screen. This will fail if the adapter does not have link.

The top line identifies the adapter being tested. Information is displayed and continuously updated during responder operation.

When you press <Esc>, the responder operation is cancelled and control is immediately returned to the Test Adapter menu.

### Continuous Network Test

This tests to make sure that the network is working properly. The adapter will look for a responder. If none is found, the program will tell you. The transmit/receive screen appears just as with the "Setup As Responder" menu option.

When this test is running, the following information is displayed and continuously updated:

The top line identifies the adapter being tested. The adapter provides the Function and Address values on the first line of data. All other values are determined by the system's PCI/PCI-X controller. The speed and duplex mode are determined by the capability and setting of the card, hub/switch settings and overall network conditions.

When you press <Esc>, this test is cancelled and control is returned to the Test Adapter menu.

## Display Diagnostic Log

When the diagnostic log is enabled, test results are recorded in a log file named “diag.log”. If it does not already exist, the test utility creates it. Otherwise new data is appended to it. This command displays the contents of the log file for your convenience.

Each entry in the log file is time stamped. The test run banner identifies the tested adapter according to it's bus slot address. An example log file entry is shown below:

>     -------------------------- Begin Diagnostic Testing ---------------------------
>     Intel Gigabit Adapter in bus/device/function: 0/19/0
>     20:25 Register Tests Failed
>     20:25 FIFO Tests Passed
>     20:25 EEPROM Tests Passed
>     20:25 Interrupt Tests Passed
>     20:25 Phy Loopback Tests Passed
>     20:25 Link Tests Passed
>     20:25 Network Tests Failed
>     -------------------------- Tests Completed - Errors ---------------------------

>     -------------------------- Begin Diagnostic Testing ---------------------------
>     Intel Gigabit Adapter in bus/device/function: 0/19/0
>     20:25 FIFO Tests Passed
>     20:25 EEPROM Tests Passed
>     20:25 Interrupt Tests Passed
>     ------------------------ Tests Completed - No Errors --------------------------

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