Online fault check method and online fault check device

The invention discloses an online fault check method and an online fault check device and aims to solve a problem of relatively strong limitations during fault check on network element equipment carried out by technicians because of network complexity. The method comprises steps that a fault check instruction is sent to a first user, and the fault check instruction is used for indicating the first user to carrying out online fault check on the network element equipment with fault setting; a fault check operation instruction sent by the first user is received; according to the fault check operation instruction, fault check on the network element equipment is carried out, and the network element equipment is arranged at different regions and is for different professions. According to the method, the network element equipment which is arranged at different regions and is for different professions is in network connection, so the network element equipment dispersed at different regions can be integrated. 本发明公开了种在