Node Properties; Port Technology; Block Port; Enable Beaconing - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

Node Properties

Click this option to display the Node Properties dialog box. Note that if a node is
not logged into the port, a message appears indicating that node information is not
available. For details on information that displays in this dialog box, refer to
"Displaying Node

Port Technology

Click this option to display the Port Technology dialog box. This dialog box
displays the following information:

Block Port

Click this option to display a check mark and block port transmission. If blocked,
a node attached to the port is prevented from logging into the switch or
communicating with other devices attached to switch ports. A blocked port
continuously transmits offline signals (OLS). Click to remove the check mark and
unblock the port. If unblocked, a node attached to the port can communicate with
the switch and communicate with other nodes attached to the switch.

Enable Beaconing

Click this option to make the amber LED by the port blink on the actual switch
and the amber indicator blink for the port in the Hardware View. This enables
users to locate the unit where the port is located. When a blinking amber LED
indicator displays by a port, an attention indicator ( ) displays below the port's
connector in the Hardware View and in the port's row in the Port List View.
Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager User Guide
Properties" on page 82.
Port number.
Connector type: Always LC.
Transceiver type: Longwave laser LC or shortwave laser LC.
Distance: General distance range for port transmission. This can be either
short to long distances for the longwave laser LC transceiver or short
distances for the shortwave laser LC transceivers.
Media: The Fibre Channel mode and optic size. For the longwave laser LC
transceiver, this would be singlemode 9-micron. For the shortwave laser LC
transceiver, this would be multimode 50-micron or 62.5-micron.
Speed: This will be either 1 Gbit per second or 1 Gbit, 2 Gbit per second.
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