EMC Connectrix DS-32M2, User Manual

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4
Using the Hardware View 4-9
Monitoring and Managing the Switch
Displaying Port
Properties
You can display a Port Properties window in any of several ways:
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In the Hardware view, do either of these:
• Double-click a port.
• Right-click a port and click Port Properties on the pop-up
menu.
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In the Port List view, do either of these:
• Double-click a row.
• Right-click a row and click Port Properties on the pop-up
menu.
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In the Node List view, right-click a port’s row and click Port
Properties
on the pop-up menu.
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In the Performance view, do either of these:
• Double-click a port’s bar graph.
• Right-click a port’s bar graph and click Port Properties on the
pop-up menu.
The Port Properties window shows the following for the selected
port. Refer to Configuring Ports on page 5-11 for more information on
some of these parameters.
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Port Number
— The physical port number.
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Port Name — A user-defined name or description.
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Type :
• G_Port — This displays if nothing is logged into the port.
• F_Port — This displays if a device is logged into the port.
• E_Port — This displays if the port is connected to another
switch’s E_Port over an ISL.
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Operating Speed — The current data speed for the port:
1 Gb/sec , 2 Gb/sec, or Not Established. Not Established appears
if Negotiate was set for the port through the Configure Ports
dialog box and the data speed has not been resolved between the
port and the attached device, or if the port and device are not
communicating.
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Fibre Channel Address — The port’s Fibre Channel address
identifier, except on E_Ports, for which this value does not apply.
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Port WWN — The port’s 16-digit World Wide Name (WWN).