Cable Testing via FortiGate CLI

Hello,

Could you please elaborate whether you are referring to HQIP or some other test?

I'm referencing what the GUI calls a Cable Test under Diagnostics & Tools. Its the one that tests a given interface to see if there are wire pair issues or shorts on a line. 

To perform this you should use the CLI command,

From FortiGate CLI

execute switch-controller switch-action cable-diag <switch> portx

on CLI, this would look like,

(example)

execute switch-controller switch-action cable-diag S148xxxxxxxxxx port7

port7: cable (4 pairs, length +/- 25 meters)
pair A Ok, length 52 meters
pair B Short, length 52 meters
pair C Ok, length 56 meters
pair D Ok, length 52 meters

best regards,

Aaron

How accurate is the cable test usually? I have some cables behind a wall that I need to measure and currently it shows the screenshot below. 10 meters +/- is quite a bit for me to accurately gauge this cable length. Thanks