5 – Managing Ports
Displaying Port Information
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Port Information Data Window
The Port Information data window displays detail information for the selected port.
To open the Port Information data window, click the
Port Info
tab below the data
window in the faceplate display.
Table 5-6. Port Information Data Window Entries
Entry
Description
Port Address
Port Fibre Channel address.
Administrative Port Type
The administrative port type (G, GL, F, FL,
or Donor). This value is persistent; it will
be maintained during a switch reset.
During port auto-configuration, it will be
used to determine which operational port
states are allowed.
Operational Port Type
The port type that is currently active. This
will be set during port auto-configuration
based on the administrative port type.
Administrative Port State
The port state (Online, Offline,
Diagnostics, or Down) which has been set
by the user. This state may be different
from the configured administrative state if
the user has not saved it in the switch
configuration. This state is used at the time
it is set to try to set the port operational
state. This value is not persistent and will
be lost on a switch reset.
Operational Port State
The port state that is currently active. This
value may be different from the
administrative port state, for example due
to an error condition.
Configured Administrative Port State
The port state (Online, Offline,
Diagnostics, or Down) which is saved in
the switch configuration, either by the user
or at the factory. This value is persistent; it
will be maintained during a switch reset,
and will be used after a reset to set the
port operational state.
Logged In
Indicates whether logged in or not.
E Port Connection Status
E_Port connection status. Status can be
None, Connecting, Connected or Isolated.
Summary of Contents for SANbox 5200 Series
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