Repair Information
Perform Port
Diagnostics
Port List View
Figure 4-3
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Fibre Channel port diagnostic information is obtained by:
• Inspecting port properties, predictive optics monitoring (POM)
data, or port transceiver technology information at the lower
panel of the Port List View.
• Inspecting statistical information at the Performance View.
• Performing an internal or external loopback test.
The EFCM Basic Edition interface provides access to port diagnostic
information through the Port List View. To open this view, select Port
List from the Product menu at any view. As an example, the figure
shows POM data in the lower panel
Port List View
A row of information for each port appears. Each row consists of the
following columns:
• Port - Product port number.
• Name - User-defined name or description for the port.
• Block Configuration - Indicates if a port is blocked or unblocked.
(Figure
4-3).