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Port operational states, Port administrative states, Port States, Port Properties, State, Description

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Port operational states To view the operational state of each port in the faceplate display, open the View menu and select View Port States. Table 21 lists the possible operational states and their meanings. Table 21 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. See Table 18 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-The port is disabled, power is removed from the lasers, and the port cannot be logged in. Port administrative states The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state has two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state. • Configured administrative state-The state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved across switch resets. QuickTools always makes changes to the configured administrative state. • Current administrative state-The state that is applied to the port for temporary purposes and is not preserved across switch resets. The current administrative state is set with the Set Port command using the command line interface. Table 22 describes the port administrative states. To change the port administrative state: 1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display. 2. Open the Port menu and select Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog box. 3. Select the Port State option from the drop-down list. 4. Click OK to write the new port state request to the switch. Table 22 Port administrative states State Description Online Activates and prepares port to send data. Offline Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device login. 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools switch management user guide 97

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Port operational states
To view the operational state of each port in the faceplate display, open the View menu and select
View
Port States
.
Table 21
lists the possible operational states and their meanings.
Port administrative states
The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state has
two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state.
Configured administrative state—The state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved
across switch resets. QuickTools always makes changes to the configured administrative state.
Current administrative state—The state that is applied to the port for temporary purposes and is not
preserved across switch resets. The current administrative state is set with the Set Port command using
the command line interface.
Table 22
describes the port administrative states.
To change the port administrative state:
1.
Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.
2.
Open the Port menu and select
Port Properties
to open the Port Properties dialog box.
3.
Select the Port State option from the drop-down list.
4.
Click
OK
to write the new port state request to the switch.
Table 21
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. See
Table 18
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—The port is disabled, power is removed from the
lasers, and the port cannot be logged in.
Table 22
Port administrative states
State
Description
Online
Activates and prepares port to send data.
Offline
Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device
login.