HP StorageWorks 2/140 director product manager user guide - Page 101

Button Functions, Port Operational States

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Monitoring and Managing the Director Button Functions The two buttons located at the right end of the title bar on the Statistics Values table are: • Clear-The Clear button clears all counters to zero. Choosing this button displays a Clear Request Confirmation dialog box. Confirming the request clears the statistics in the hardware at the physical port. Note that this also clears counters for other Product Manager users. An entry identifying when the statistics were cleared and by whom is saved in the Audit Log. • Refresh-The Refresh button updates the data in the statistics tables and enables you to compare values at any given time. Note that you can also refresh data when you click the port's bar graph. Port Operational States Table 2-1 describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that display in the Hardware View and Port List View. NOTE: The status indicator displays on the port in the Hardware View. It indicates that a corrective action is required to return the port to a normal operating state. Table 2-1: Port States and Indicators Port State Beaconing Port Indicators Green Off or On Amber Blink Alert Indicator Yellow Triangle Inactive Off Off Yellow Triangle 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 port is inactive. Reasons for this state are in the Reason field of the Port Properties dialog box. Note that if the port optics have also failed, the amber LED will be on. director product manager user guide 2-41

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director product manager user guide
2–41
Monitoring and Managing the Director
Button Functions
The two buttons located at the right end of the title bar on the Statistics Values table
are:
Clear—
The
Clear
button clears all counters to zero. Choosing this button
displays a
Clear Request Confirmation
dialog box. Confirming the request
clears the statistics in the hardware at the physical port. Note that this also clears
counters for other Product Manager users. An entry identifying when the statistics
were cleared and by whom is saved in the Audit Log.
Refresh—
The
Refresh
button updates the data in the statistics tables and enables
you to compare values at any given time. Note that you can also refresh data when
you click the port’s bar graph.
Port Operational States
Table 2–1
describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators
that display in the
Hardware View
and
Port List View
.
NOTE:
The status indicator displays on the port in the
Hardware View
. It indicates that a
corrective action is required to return the port to a normal operating state.
Table 2–1:
Port States and Indicators
Port State
Port
Indicators
Alert
Indicator
Description
Green
Amber
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
.
Inactive
Off
Off
Yellow
Triangle
The port is inactive. Reasons for this state
are in the
Reason
field of the
Port
Properties
dialog box. Note that if the port
optics have also failed, the amber LED will
be on.