Port Symbolic Name; Port States; Port Operational States - Qlogic SANbox 5800V Series User Manual

5 – Managing Ports
Viewing and Configuring Ports

Port Symbolic Name

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

Port States

The port operational state refers to actual port state and not the administrative
state you may have assigned. The port administrative state refers to the
user-requested state. Refer
information. Port administrative states have two forms: the configured
administrative state and the current administrative state. Refer
Administrative States" on page 5-13

Port Operational States

To view the operational state on each port in the faceplate display, open the View
menu and select View Port States.
State
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"Port Operational States" on page 5-12
Table 5-4. Port Operational States
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. Refer to
tion 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
to for more information.
Table 5-4 describes the operational states.
Description
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