Diagnostic support for the HBA is included in the Oracle VTS software. The Oracle VTS software is available for download at: http://support.oracle.com/
For information about the Oracle VTS software, see the Oracle VTS documentation at: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19719-01/index.html
Oracle VTS includes the qlctest utility, which supports the following functions:
Connectivity verification
Firmware version and checksum testing
Self-testing
Loopback tests, including:
External
Internal, single-bit
Mailbox