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Switch Manager Table 22: Port/transceiver states State Description Optical SFP, Online (Green) None Optical SFP, Offline (Gray) Empty port, no transceiver installed Port Statistics data window The Port Statistics data window displays statistics about port performance. To open the Port Statistics window, select one or more ports in the faceplate display, and then click the Port Stats tab below the data window. Table 23 describes the Port Statistics data window entries. The Statistics menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the menu. Open the menu and then select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch or port reset. Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period. Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set. When viewing baseline statistics, click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline. The baseline is also set when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable. Table 23: Port Statistics data window entries Entry Start Time End Time Total Time Al Init AL Init Error Bad Frames Class 3 Frames In Class 3 Frames Out Class 3 Toss Class 3 Words In Class 3 Words Out Decode Errors Ep Connects Description The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The start time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time for the Rate view is the beginning of polling interval. The start time for the Baseline view is the last time the baseline was set. The last time the statistics were updated on the display. Total time period from start time to end time. Number of times the port entered the initialization state. Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization failed. Increments count when port has a sync loss. Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the frame did not end with an EOF. Number of class 3 frames received by this port. Number of class 3 frames transmitted by this port. Number of class 3 sequences discarded by this port. A sequence can be discarded because of detection of a missing frame (based on SEQ_CNT), detection of an E_D_TOV timeout, receiving a reject frame, receiving frames for a stopped sequence, or other causes. Number of class 3 words received by this port. Number of class 3 words transmitted by this port. Number of invalid transmission words detected during decoding. Decoding is from the 10-bit characters and special K characters. Number of E_Port logins. 82 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide

Section	Page
2/8q FC Switch Management User Guide	1
Contents	3
About This Guide	13
Overview	14
Intended audience	14
Related documentation	14
Conventions	15
Document conventions	15
Text symbols	15
Equipment symbols	16
Getting help	17
HP installation and configuration assistance	17
HP technical support	18
HP storage web site	18
HP authorized reseller	18
1-Switch Manager	19
Getting started	20
Installing Switch Manager	20
Installing Switch Manager on Windows systems	20
Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems	21
Starting Switch Manager	21
Exiting Switch Manager	22
Removing Switch Manager	23
Removing Switch Manager from Windows	23
Removing Switch Manager from Linux	23
Changing the encryption key for the default fabric view file	23
Saving and opening fabric view files	23
Setting Switch Manager preferences	24
Using online help	25
Viewing software version and copyright information	25
Using the Switch Manager user interface	25
Menu bars	26
Tool bar	29
Fabric tree	29
Graphic window	30
Data window and tabs	31
Working status indicator	31
Using the topology display	31
Using the faceplate display	33
Managing fabrics	35
Managing fabric security	35
User account security	35
Fabric services	36
Managing the fabric database	36
Adding a fabric	36
Removing a fabric	37
Opening a fabric view file	37
Saving a fabric view file	38
Rediscovering a fabric	38
Adding a new switch to a fabric	38
Replacing a failed switch	39
Deleting switches and links	39
Displaying fabric information	40
Fabric status	40
Event Browser	41
Active Zoneset data window	44
Zoning a fabric	45
Zoning concepts	45
Using the Zoning Config dialog box	48
Restoring default zoning	48
Merging fabrics and zoning	49
Using the Edit Zoning dialog box	49
Managing zone sets	52
Managing zones	54
Managing aliases	56
Saving the Zoning Database to a File	57
Managing switches	58
Managing user accounts	58
Creating user accounts	59
Removing a user account	59
Changing a user account password	60
Modifying a user account	61
Displaying switch information	62
Name Server data window	63
Switch data window	63
Link data window	64
Port Statistics data window	64
Port Information data window	65
Configured Zonesets data windows	65
Configuring port threshold alarms	66
Exporting name server information to a file	67
Paging a switch	67
Setting the date/time and NTP client	68
Resetting a switch	68
Configuring a switch	68
Configuration wizard	69
Switch properties	69
Network properties	72
Archiving a switch configuration	75
Restoring a switch configuration	75
Restoring the factory default configuration	77
Downloading a support file	78
Installing firmware	78
Displaying hardware status	79
Managing ports	80
Displaying port information	80
Port status	80
Port Statistics data window	82
Port Information data window	84
Name Server data window	85
Configuring ports	85
Port States parameters	86
Port Speed parameters	86
Port Type parameters	87
Interoperability Credits parameters	87
I/O Stream Guard parameters	87
Device Scan parameter	87
Changing the port symbolic name	87
Extending port credits	88
Resetting a port	89
Testing ports	89
Graphing port performance	91
Starting HP StorageWorks Fabric View	91
Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View	92
Saving and opening Fabric View files	92
Changing the Default Fabric View File encryption key	93
Setting HP StorageWorks Fabric View preferences	93
Setting the polling frequency	93
Displaying graphs	94
Removing graphs	94
Arranging graphs in the display	94
Customizing graphs	94
Printing graphs	96
Rescaling a selected graph	96
Saving graph statistics to a file	96
Interpreting Switch Manager messages	97
Fabrics File-Open, Save messages	97
Add a Fabric messages	97
Network Properties dialog box messages	98
Switch Properties dialog box messages	99
Port Properties dialog box messages	101
Faceplate display messages	102
Load Firmware dialog box messages	104
Port Loopback Test dialog box messages	104
Extended Credits wizard messages	106
Zoning dialog box messages	106
Restore Configuration dialog box messages	108
Save Fabric View dialog box messages	108
Trap Configuration dialog box messages	109
2-Command Line Interface	111
Logging on to a switch	112
Working with user accounts	112
Working with switch configurations	113
Modifying a configuration	113
Backing up a switch configuration	114
Restoring a switch configuration	115
Commands	116
Admin command	117
Alias command	118
Config command	119
Create Support command	122
Date command	123
Firmware Install command	123
Hardreset command	124
Help command	125
History command	126
Hotreset command	126
Image command	127
Lip command	129
Passwd command	129
Ping command	130
Ps command	130
Quit command	131
Reset command	131
Set command	135
Set Config command	137
Set Log Command	144
Set Port command	146
Set Setup command	147
Show command	150
Show Config command	160
Show Log command	163
Show Perf command	165
Show Setup command	166
Shutdown command	169
Test command	169
Uptime command	171
User command	171
Whoami command	173
Zone Command	174
Zoneset command	176
Zoning command	178

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Port Statistics data window

The Port Statistics data window displays statistics about port performance. To open the Port

Statistics window, select one or more ports in the faceplate display, and then click the

Port

Stats

tab below the data window.

Table 23

describes the Port Statistics data window entries.

The

Statistics

menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different

ways to view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the menu. Open the

menu and then select

Absolute

to view the total count of statistics since the last switch or port

reset. Select

Rate

to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period.

Select

Baseline

to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set.

When viewing baseline statistics, click

Clear Baseline

to set the current baseline. The

baseline is also set when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable.

Table 22:

Port/transceiver states

State

Description

Optical SFP, Online (Green)

Optical SFP, Offline (Gray)

None

Empty port, no transceiver installed

Table 23:

Port Statistics data window entries

Entry

Description

Start Time

The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The start

time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time for the Rate

view is the beginning of polling interval. The start time for the Baseline

view is the last time the baseline was set.

End Time

The last time the statistics were updated on the display.

Total Time

Total time period from start time to end time.

Al Init

Number of times the port entered the initialization state.

AL Init Error

Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization

failed. Increments count when port has a sync loss.

Bad Frames

Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the

frame did not end with an EOF.

Class 3 Frames In

Number of class 3 frames received by this port.

Class 3 Frames Out

Number of class 3 frames transmitted by this port.

Class 3 Toss

Number of class 3 sequences discarded by this port. A sequence can

be discarded because of detection of a missing frame (based on

SEQ_CNT), detection of an E_D_TOV timeout, receiving a reject

frame, receiving frames for a stopped sequence, or other causes.

Class 3 Words In

Number of class 3 words received by this port.

Class 3 Words Out

Number of class 3 words transmitted by this port.

Decode Errors

Number of invalid transmission words detected during decoding.

Decoding is from the 10-bit characters and special K characters.

Ep Connects

Number of E_Port logins.