Verify the NT100E3-1-PTP Interconnect Solution

Basic Troubleshooting

Platform
Intel® PAC
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
User Guide
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.8

Analyze, test and verify

Run the diagnostics tool on the NT100E3-1-PTP interconnect solution to perform a traffic test between the two SmartNICs and verify the interconnect cable connection.

Interconnect cabling

Interconnect cabling between two NT100E3-1-PTP cards

Example

The following example is the output of the diagnostics tool on the NT100E3-1-PTP interconnect solution.

# /opt/napatech3/bin/diagnostics 
diagnostics (v. 3.0.1.0-caffee)
==============================================================================
System: 3.0.1.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adapters:  2
Ports:     2
==============================================================================
Adapter 0  NT100E3-1-PTP-ANL Analysis Network Adapter PCIe Gen3 1x100Gb CFP4
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Sensor  Unit     Limit   Limit   Value   Sensor   Value   Value
              type               low    high   curr.    state     min     max
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FPGA          Temp.   [C]        0.0    90.0    61.3   Normal    52.7    64.4
PCI-Bridge    Temp.   [C]      -40.0   110.0    66.7   Normal    58.4    69.5
FAN           Speed   [RPM]     3640    5150    4380   Normal    4350    4440
MCU           Temp.   [C]        0.0    85.0    38.6   Normal    34.8    41.3
PSU0          Temp.   [C]      -40.0   125.0    47.0   Normal    42.0    52.0
PSU1          Temp.   [C]      -40.0   125.0    47.0   Normal    42.0    47.0
PSU2A         Temp.   [C]      -40.0   125.0    72.7   Normal    63.8    75.0
PSU2B         Temp.   [C]      -40.0   125.0    69.2   Normal    61.8    71.6
OSC           Temp.   [C]        0.0    85.0    44.2   Normal    41.5    46.7
EXT           Temp.   [C]        0.0    85.0    40.2   Normal    38.0    42.2
PCB           Temp.   [C]        0.0    85.0    53.0   Normal    45.5    55.0
NT100E3       Power   [W]                       51.9   Normal    48.2    52.9
FPGA          Power   [W]                       27.3   Normal    25.9    32.2
DDR3          Power   [W]                        0.0   Normal     0.0     1.4
NIM           Power   [W]                        7.2   Normal     5.6    10.4
PCI-Bridge    Power   [W]                        5.0   Normal     4.6     6.6
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Port 0:
CFP4          Temp.   [C]      -15.0    80.0    48.9   Normal    35.6    50.9
GEARBOX       Temp.   [C]        0.0   115.0    62.8   Normal    51.3    64.8
Supply        Voltage [V]       2.79    3.79    3.19   Normal    3.17    3.20
Tx Bias 1     Current [mA]      9.73   89.60   61.83   Normal   61.58   63.05
Tx Bias 2     Current [mA]      9.73   89.60   60.12   Normal   59.87   61.34
Tx Bias 3     Current [mA]      9.73   89.60   59.14   Normal   58.89   60.36
Tx Bias 4     Current [mA]      9.73   89.60   61.09   Normal   60.60   62.07
Tx 1(AVG)     Power   [uW]       179    5606    1701   Normal    1695    1709
Tx 2(AVG)     Power   [uW]       179    5606    1663   Normal    1653    1672
Tx 3(AVG)     Power   [uW]       179    5606    1783   Normal    1776    1793
Tx 4(AVG)     Power   [uW]       179    5606    1530   Normal    1522    1541
Rx 1(AVG)     Power   [uW]        51    3968    1609   Normal       0    1626
Rx 2(AVG)     Power   [uW]        51    3968    1990   Normal       0    2006
Rx 3(AVG)     Power   [uW]        51    3968    1811   Normal       0    1826
Rx 4(AVG)     Power   [uW]        51    3968    1550   Normal       0    1566
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Analyzing SDRAM:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDRAM Present No
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bonded to adapter 1 as Master. Link is UP.  Lane status 3ff
Starting PRBS test
PRBS Test OK
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Timesync information:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PTP timesync available         : Yes
Timesync connector Ext1        : NttsIn 
Timesync connector Int1        : None 
Timesync connector Int2        : None 
Clock reference priority       : OsTime         
Current clock reference        : OsTime         
Frequency reference priority   : FreeRun
Current frequency reference    : FreeRun
Timesync clock adjustmentmode  : 2
Hard clock reset allowed       : yes
Configured NT-TS in-sync limit : 5000 (ns)
Configured OS in-sync limit    : 50000 (ns)
Configured PPS in-sync limit   : 5000 (ns)
Configured PTP in-sync limit   : 5000 (ns)
Timesync performance status:
Current clock skew             : 4 (ns)
Clock in-sync with reference   : Yes
Adapter clock sampled timestamps:
None
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Traffic test:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receive port 0
Transmit port 0
NOTE: FPGA transmit feature not present on adapter 0 port 0
Sending packet: 10000 of 10000
Received 10000 packets. Success
==============================================================================
Adapter 1  NT100E3-1-PTP-ANL Analysis Network Adapter PCIe Gen3 1x100Gb CFP4
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Sensor  Unit     Limit   Limit   Value   Sensor   Value   Value
              type               low    high   curr.    state     min     max
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FPGA          Temp.   [C]        0.0    90.0    59.0   Normal    53.0    61.7
PCI-Bridge    Temp.   [C]      -40.0   110.0    61.0   Normal    54.9    64.1
FAN           Speed   [RPM]     3640    5150    4050   Normal    4020    4110
MCU           Temp.   [C]        0.0    85.0    30.0   Normal    28.1    32.9
PSU0          Temp.   [C]      -40.0   125.0    47.0   Normal    42.0    47.0
PSU1          Temp.   [C]      -40.0   125.0    42.0   Normal    37.0    42.0
PSU2A         Temp.   [C]      -40.0   125.0    66.2   Normal    57.9    68.2
PSU2B         Temp.   [C]      -40.0   125.0    63.5   Normal    56.6    65.5
OSC           Temp.   [C]        0.0    85.0    40.2   Normal    38.5    42.0
EXT           Temp.   [C]        0.0    85.0    35.5   Normal    34.0    37.7
PCB           Temp.   [C]        0.0    85.0    50.0   Normal    42.5    52.0
NT100E3       Power   [W]                       50.7   Normal    49.8    51.3
FPGA          Power   [W]                       24.1   Normal    21.8    27.1
DDR3          Power   [W]                        0.0   Normal     0.0     0.0
NIM           Power   [W]                        5.6   Normal     4.0     7.2
PCI-Bridge    Power   [W]                        4.3   Normal     3.5     5.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Port 1:
CFP4          Temp.   [C]      -15.0    80.0    54.0   Normal    34.8    56.4
GEARBOX       Temp.   [C]        0.0   115.0    58.5   Normal    47.2    60.5
Supply        Voltage [V]       2.79    3.79    3.20   Normal    3.19    3.21
Tx Bias 1     Current [mA]      9.73   89.60   60.36   Normal   59.87   61.58
Tx Bias 2     Current [mA]      9.73   89.60   60.85   Normal   60.36   62.07
Tx Bias 3     Current [mA]      9.73   89.60   61.09   Normal   60.60   62.07
Tx Bias 4     Current [mA]      9.73   89.60   62.56   Normal   62.31   63.78
Tx 1(AVG)     Power   [uW]       179    5606    1600   Normal    1596    1613
Tx 2(AVG)     Power   [uW]       179    5606    1837   Normal    1825    1846
Tx 3(AVG)     Power   [uW]       179    5606    1726   Normal    1716    1732
Tx 4(AVG)     Power   [uW]       179    5606    1565   Normal    1558    1574
Rx 1(AVG)     Power   [uW]        51    3968    1958   Normal    1907    1989
Rx 2(AVG)     Power   [uW]        51    3968    1786   Normal    1728    1804
Rx 3(AVG)     Power   [uW]        51    3968    1746   Normal    1684    1769
Rx 4(AVG)     Power   [uW]        51    3968    1688   Normal    1639    1702
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Analyzing SDRAM:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SDRAM Present No
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bonded to adapter 0 as Slave. Link is UP.  Lane status 3ff
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Timesync information:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PTP timesync available         : Yes
Timesync connector Ext1        : NttsIn 
Timesync connector Int1        : None 
Timesync connector Int2        : None 
Clock reference priority       : OsTime         
Current clock reference        : OsTime         
Frequency reference priority   : FreeRun
Current frequency reference    : FreeRun
Timesync clock adjustmentmode  : 2
Hard clock reset allowed       : yes
Configured NT-TS in-sync limit : 5000 (ns)
Configured OS in-sync limit    : 50000 (ns)
Configured PPS in-sync limit   : 5000 (ns)
Configured PTP in-sync limit   : 5000 (ns)
Timesync performance status:
Current clock skew             : -12 (ns)
Clock in-sync with reference   : Yes
Adapter clock sampled timestamps:
None
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Traffic test:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Receive port 1
Transmit port 1
NOTE: FPGA transmit feature not present on adapter 1 port 1
Sending packet: 10000 of 10000
Received 10000 packets. Success
==============================================================================

Please see DN-0449 for more information on the diagnostics tool.