HP StorageWorks MSA1000 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management V - Page 81

Switch Manager Displaying port types To display port type status, select View > View Port Types. Table 19 lists the possible port types and their meanings. Table 19: Port type State F_Port FL_Port G_Port GL_Port Donor Description Fabric port-Supports a single public device (N_Port). Fabric loop port-Self discovers a single device (N_Port) or a loop of up to 126 public devices (NL_Port). Generic port-Self discovers as an F_Port. Generic loop port-Self discovers as an F_Port or an FL_Port. GL_Port is the default port type. A single device on a public loop attempts to configure as an F_Port first, if that fails it attempts to configure as an FL_Port. Donor port-Allows buffer credits to be used by another port. Displaying port operational states To display the operational state on each port, select View > View Port States. Table 20 lists the possible operational states and their meanings. The port operational state refers to actual port state and not the administrative state you may have assigned. Table 20: Port operational states State On Ia Off Dia Dn Description Online-Port is active and ready to send data. Inactive-Port operational state is offline, but administrative state is online. Offline-Port is active, can receive signal, but cannot accept a device login. Diagnostics-Port is in diagnostics mode in preparation for testing Down-Port is disabled, power is removed from the lasers, and cannot be logged in. Displaying port speeds To display the speed of each port, select View > View Port Speeds. Table 21 lists the possible port speeds. Table 21: Port speeds State Au 1Gbps 2Gbps Description Auto-detect 1 Gbps transmission speed (not supported) 2 Gbps transmission speed Displaying transceiver media status To display transceiver media status, select View > View Port Media. Table 22 lists the port media states and their meanings. HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide 81