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Port Card View, LIN Alerts Configuration

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Monitoring and Managing the Director ■ Type-The type of port. - 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 director's E_Port via an ISL. ■ Operating Speed-This field displays the current data speed for the port as 1 Gb/sec, 2 Gb/sec, or Not Established. Not established displays 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. ■ Fibre Channel Address-The port's Fibre Channel address identifier. ■ Port WWN-The port's 16-digit World Wide Name (WWN). ■ Attached Port WWN-The WWN of the node logged into the port. ■ Block Configuration-Blocked or unblocked. Operation can be blocked or unblocked through the Configure Ports dialog box or through the block ports options on right-click menus in the Port Card View. Refer to "Configuring Ports" on page 127 and "Using the Port Card View" on page 84 for details. ■ 10-100 km Configuration-Extended distance buffering. This can be enabled or disabled for the port through the Configure Ports dialog box. Refer to "Configuring Ports" on page 127 for instructions. ■ LIN Alerts Configuration-This field indicates whether link incident (LIN) alerts are enabled or disabled. LIN alerts can be configured through the Configure Ports dialog box. The default is for the LIN alerts to be enabled. ■ Beaconing-This field indicates the beaconing status for the port. To enable or disable beaconing, right-click the port and choose Enable Beaconing. ■ Link Incident-Description of the last link incident that occurred on the port. ■ Operational State-Beaconing, inactive, invalid attachment, link incident, link reset, no light, not operational, online, offline, port failure, segmented E-Port, and testing. Refer to Table 4 for definitions of operational states. ■ Reason-Lists the reason for a segmented E_Port operating state or invalid attachment, or inactive operating state for the port. An E_Port segmentation occurs only when the director is connected to another director or a switch. This field displays "NA" if a segmented E_Port or invalid attachment operating state has not occurred. 86 Director Product Manager User Guide

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Monitoring and Managing the Director
86
Director Product Manager User Guide
Type
—The type of port.
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 director’s E_Port
via an ISL.
Operating Speed
—This field displays the current data speed for the port as
1 Gb/sec, 2 Gb/sec, or Not Established. Not established displays 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.
Fibre Channel Address—
The port’s Fibre Channel address identifier.
Port WWN
—The port’s 16-digit World Wide Name (WWN).
Attached Port WWN
—The WWN of the node logged into the port.
Block Configuration
—Blocked or unblocked. Operation can be blocked or
unblocked through the
Configure Ports
dialog box or through the block ports
options on right-click menus in the
Port Card View
. Refer to “
Configuring
Ports
” on page 127 and “
Using the Port Card View
” on page 84 for details.
10–100 km Configuration
—Extended distance buffering. This can be
enabled or disabled for the port through the
Configure Ports
dialog box.
Refer to “
Configuring Ports
” on page 127 for instructions.
LIN Alerts Configuration
—This field indicates whether link incident (LIN)
alerts are enabled or disabled. LIN alerts can be configured through the
Configure Ports
dialog box. The default is for the LIN alerts to be enabled.
Beaconing
—This field indicates the beaconing status for the port. To enable
or disable beaconing, right-click the port and choose
Enable Beaconing
.
Link Incident
—Description of the last link incident that occurred on the port.
Operational State
—Beaconing, inactive, invalid attachment, link incident,
link reset, no light, not operational, online, offline, port failure, segmented
E-Port, and testing. Refer to
Table 4
for definitions of operational states.
Reason
—Lists the reason for a segmented E_Port operating state or invalid
attachment, or inactive operating state for the port. An E_Port segmentation
occurs only when the director is connected to another director or a switch.
This field displays “NA” if a segmented E_Port or invalid attachment
operating state has not occurred.