Intel® Ethernet Adapters and Devices User Guide
Diagnostics in Intel® Ethernet Cmdlets
Intel’s diagnostic software lets you test the adapter to see if there are problems with the adapter hardware. Refer to About Intel® Ethernet Cmdlets for an overview of this software.
Intel® Ethernet Cmdlets allow you to run hardware diagnostic tests to determine the adapter is functioning properly, on supported Windows operating systems.
The availability of these tests is dependent on the adapter and operating system. Tests may be disabled if:
The port is used as a manageability port.
The tests are being run from a virtual machine.
Testing from Windows PowerShell*
Intel provides the following diagnostic PowerShell* cmdlet within Intel Ethernet cmdlets:
Test-IntelEthernetHardware runs hardware tests on the specified device. See theTest-IntelEthernetHardware cmdlet help inside PowerShell for more information.