The diagnostic tools are available to an Appliance Administrator or Operations Administrator for the currently connected appliance and any other appliances (replicas) in the cluster.

To run diagnostics on a clustered appliance

  1. Go to Cluster Management:
    • web client: Navigate to Cluster > Cluster Management
  2. From the cluster view (on the left) select the appliance to be diagnosed.
  3. Click Diagnose.

  4. Click Network Diagnostics.
  5. Choose the type of test to perform and complete the steps.

    • ARP: Use Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) to discover the Interface, Internet Address, Physical Address, and Type (dynamic or static).
    • Netstat: Use netstat to display the active connection protocol, local address, foreign address, and state.
    • NS Lookup: To obtain your domain name or IP address.
    • Ping: To verify your network connectivity and response time.
    • Show Routes: To retrieve routing table information.
    • Telnet: To access remote computers over TCP/IP networks like the internet.
    • Throughput: Test throughput to other appliances in the cluster.
    • Trace Route: To obtain your router information; trace route determines the paths packets take from one IP address to another.