Cable Testing via FortiGate CLI

Forum|Forum|3 years ago
March 9, 2023
5 replies
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I know how to use the FortiGate GUI to run a Cable Test diagnostic on a given interface, but I need to know how to do the same thing via FortiGate CLI. Does anyone know the command for this?

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abarushka

Staff

Hello,

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

Brent-BITSLLCAuthor

Explorer

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.

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Anonymous_User

Contributor III

Hello@Brent-BITSLLC,

You can use the below CLI command, I believe this is what you're looking for.

execute switch-controller switch-action cable-diag <switch> portX
Ex: execute switch-controller switch-action cable-diag FSxxxxxxxxxx port1

AaronG_47

New Member

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

fortineteng

New Member

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

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