Switch Manager
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HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide
Displaying port types
To display port type status, select View > View Port Types.
Table 19
lists the possible port
types and their meanings.
Displaying port operational states
To display the operational state on each port, select View > View Port States.
Table 20
lists
the possible operational states and their meanings. The port operational state refers to actual
port state and not the administrative state you may have assigned.
Displaying port speeds
To display the speed of each port, select View > View Port Speeds.
Table 21
lists the possible
port speeds.
Displaying transceiver media status
To display transceiver media status, select View > View Port Media.
Table 22
lists the port
media states and their meanings.
Table 19: Port type
State
Description
F_Port
Fabric port—Supports a single public device (N_Port).
FL_Port
Fabric loop port—Self discovers a single device (N_Port) or a loop of up to
126 public devices (NL_Port).
G_Port
Generic port—Self discovers as an F_Port.
GL_Port
Generic loop port—Self discovers as an F_Port or an FL_Port. GL_Port is the
default port type. A single device on a public loop attempts to configure as an
F_Port first, if that fails it attempts to configure as an FL_Port.
Donor
Donor port—Allows buffer credits to be used by another port.
Table 20: Port operational states
State
Description
On
Online—Port is active and ready to send data.
Ia
Inactive—Port operational state is offline, but administrative state is online.
Off
Offline—Port is active, can receive signal, but cannot accept a device login.
Dia
Diagnostics—Port is in diagnostics mode in preparation for testing
Dn
Down—Port is disabled, power is removed from the lasers, and cannot be
logged in.
Table 21: Port speeds
State
Description
Au
Auto-detect
1Gbps
1 Gbps transmission speed (not supported)
2Gbps
2 Gbps transmission speed
