4–Managing Ports
Viewing and Configuring Ports
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Port Symbolic Name
To change the symbolic name of a port, do the following:
1.
Open the faceplate display and select a port.
2.
On the
Port
menu, click
Port Properties
to view the Port Properties dialog
box.
3.
Click inside the Symbolic Name text box, and enter a new name for the port.
4.
Click
OK
.
Port States
The port operational state refers to actual port state and not the administrative
state you may have assigned. The port administrative state refers to the
user-requested state. Refer
“Port Operational States” on page 4-12
to for more
information. Port administrative states have two forms: the configured
administrative state and the current administrative state. Refer
Administrative States” on page 4-13
to for more information.
Port Operational States
To view the operational state on each port on the faceplate display, on the
View
menu, click
View Port States
describes the operational states.
Table 4-4. Port Operational States
State
Description
Online—port is active and ready to send data.
None
Inactive—port operational state is offline, but administrative state is online.
Isolated—E_Port has lost its connection. Refer to
for information
about why the E_Port has isolated.
Offline—port is active, can receive signal, but cannot accept a device login.
Diagnostics—port is in diagnostics mode in preparation for testing
Downed—port is disabled, power is removed from the lasers, and can’t be
logged in.
