The information is arranged by controller and host port. For each, the following information is displayed:
Table 3-4: Fibre Channel Information
Item
Contents
Fibre Port Name
The World Wide Port Name (WWPN) of the Fibre Channel port.
Fibre Node Name
The World Wide Node Name (WWNN) of the Fibre Channel node. This is the
address of the enclosure, which is able to support multiple ports.
Fibre Loop State
Displays the status of the Fibre Channel Loop, either up or down. It also displays the
loop speed in gigabits per second (Gb/s).
SFP Information
Displays the make and model of the installed SFPs (see the unit’s
Installation Guide
for more information).
Topology
Displays the current Fibre Channel topology, either Loop or Point-to-Point (P2P). It
also indicates whether the topology is full-fabric.
Loop ID
Shows the loop address if the port is in loop mode.
Port ID
Shows the ID if the port is in point-to-point mode.
Link Speed
Shows the current Fibre Channel link speed in gigabits per second (Gb/s).
These settings can be configured or changed on the
Configure Fibre
page (see
Host connectivity is also shown at the bottom of this page:
The
Status
column icons can indicate several states:
Green indicates that the host is connected.
Gray indicates that the host is not connected or is offline.
Amber indicates that the host is connected, but no volumes have been mapped to it.
Red indicates that the host is on a failed RAID Controller.
The
Port ID
column shows the port ID for connected hosts.
The
Host Name
column shows the default or user-configured name of the host (see
The
Controller
columns show which host ports on which controllers the host is connected to. There are two
Controller columns, which are subdivided into
H0
and
H1
(for two-port controllers) or
H0
,
H1
,
H2
, and
H3
(for four-port controllers), indicating the specific port on that RAID Controller.
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