HP Surestore 64 HP Surestore Director FC-64 Product Manager User's Guide - Page 114

Port Operational States

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Port Operational States Table 3 describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that display in the Hardware View and Port List View. Note that the alert indicator displays on the port Hardware View. It indicates that a corrective action is required to return the port to a normal operating state. Table 3 Port States and Indicators Port Indicators Port State Beaconing Green Off or On Amber Blink Alert Indicator Yellow Triangle Invalid On Attachment Link Incident Off Link Reset Off No Light Off Off Yellow Triangle Off Yellow Triangle Off Yellow Triangle Off None Description The port is beaconing. The amber port LED blinks once every two seconds to enable users to find a specific port. Enable beaconing through the port's menu on the Port Card View, Port List View, or Performance View. The reasons for this state appear in the Reason field of the Port Properties dialog box. A link incident occurred on the port. The alert symbol displays in the Port List View, Port Card View, and Hardware View. The director and the attached device are performing a link reset operation to recover the link connection. Ordinarily, this is a transient state that should not persist. No signal (light) is being received on the director port. This is a normal condition when there is no cable plugged into the port or when the power of the device attached to the other end of the link is off. 98 Port Operational States

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Port Operational States
Port Operational States
Table 3 describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that
display in the Hardware View and Port List View. Note that the alert indicator displays on
the port Hardware View. It indicates that a corrective action is required to return the port
to a normal operating state.
Table 3
Port States and Indicators
Port Indicators
Port State
Green
Amber
Alert
Indicator
Description
Beaconing
Off or On
Blink
Yellow
Triangle
The port is beaconing. The amber port LED
blinks once every two seconds to enable
users to find a specific port. Enable
beaconing through the port’s menu on the
Port Card View, Port List View
, or
Performance View
.
Invalid
Attachment
On
Off
Yellow
Triangle
The reasons for this state appear in the
Reason
field of the
Port Properties
dialog
box.
Link Incident
Off
Off
Yellow
Triangle
A link incident occurred on the port. The
alert symbol displays in the
Port List View
,
Port Card View
, and
Hardware View
.
Link Reset
Off
Off
Yellow
Triangle
The director and the attached device are
performing a link reset operation to recover
the link connection. Ordinarily, this is a
transient state that should not persist.
No Light
Off
Off
None
No signal (light) is being received on the
director port. This is a normal condition
when there is no cable plugged into the port
or when the power of the device attached to
the other end of the link is off.