Port Symbolic Name; Port States; Port Operational States; Port Administrative States - HP StorageWorks 8/20q User Manual

Table 19 Port Properties dialog box fields (Continued)
State
Configured Type
I/O Stream Guard
Device Scan

Port symbolic name

To change the symbolic name of a port:
1. Open the faceplate display and select a port.
2. Select Port > Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog box.
3. Click inside the Symbolic Name field and enter a new name for the port.
4. Click OK.

Port states

The port operational state refers to the actual port state and not to the administrative state you may have
assigned. The port administrative state refers to the user-requested state. For more information, see
operational states" (page 94). Port administrative states have two forms: the configured administrative state
and the current administrative state. For more information, see

Port operational states

To view the operational state of each port in the faceplate display, open the View menu and select View
Port States. Table 20
Table 20 Port operational states
State
None
94
Description
The port type saved in the switch configuration. To change, click in the
field and select an option from the drop-down list.
The I/O Stream Guard option suppresses the Registered State Change
Notification (RSCN) messages on a port basis. I/O Stream Guard should
be enabled only on ports connected to initiator devices. To change, click
in the field and select an option from the drop-down list. The options are:
• Enable–Suppresses the reception of RSCN messages from ports for
which I/O Stream Guard is enabled.
• Disable–Allows free transmission and reception of RSCN messages.
• Auto–Suppresses the reception of RSCN messages when the port is
connected to an initiator device with an HBA. The default is Auto.
The Device Scan feature queries the connected device during login for
FC-4 descriptor information. Disable this option only if the scan creates a
conflict with the connected device.
lists the possible operational states and their meanings.
Description
Online—Port is active and ready to send data.
Inactive—Port operational state is offline, but administrative state is online.
Isolated—E_Port has lost its connection. See
about why the E_Port has isolated.
Offline—Port is active, can receive signal, but cannot accept a device
login.
Diagnostics—Port is in diagnostics mode in preparation for testing.
Downed—The port is disabled, power is removed from the lasers, and the
port cannot be logged in.
"Port administrative states" (page 95).
Table 17 for information
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