Viewing The Port Configuration - Brocade Communications Systems RFS6000 System Reference Manual

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The Port screen contains three tabs supporting the following port assessment activities:
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Viewing the port configuration

The Configuration tab displays the current configuration for the controller ports. Use the port
configuration information to determine whether an existing port configuration can be used as is or
requires modification for use within the controller managed network.
To view configuration details for the uplink and downlink ports:
1. Select Controller > Ports from the main menu tree.
2. Select the Configuration tab to display the following read-only information:
Brocade Mobility RFS6000 and RFS7000 System Reference Guide
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ME ports are available on the Mobility RFS6000 Controller and Mobility RFS7000
Controller platforms. ME ports are out-of-band management ports which can be
used to manage the controller via CLI or Web UI even when the other ports on the
controller are unreachable.
An UP port is available on the Mobility RFS6000 Controller platform only. This port
is used to connect the Mobility RFS6000 Controller to the backbone network. The
UP port on the Mobility RFS6000 Controller supports either RJ-45 or fiber. The UP
port is the preferred way to connect to the backbone as it has a non-blocking
1gbps connection unlike the ge1-8 ports.
Viewing the port configuration
Viewing the ports runtime status
Reviewing port statistics
Name
Displays the current port name. The port names available vary by controller.
Mobility RFS6000 Controller: ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, ge5, ge6, ge7, ge8, me1, up1,
wan
Mobility RFS7000 Controller: ge1, ge2, ge3, ge4, me1
Aggregation Membership The Aggregation Membership value displays the channel group the port is a
(Mobility RFS7000 only) member of.
MAC Address
Displays the port's MAC Address. This value is read-only, set at the factory and
cannot be modified.
Admin Status Displays whether the port is currently Up or Down.
Speed Displays the current speed of the data transmitted and received over the port.
Duplex Displays the port as either half or full duplex.
Medium Type The Medium Type value displays the physical connection type of the port. Medium
types are:
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NOTE
On a Mobility RFS7000 Controller, the MAC address for the me1 port changes when the
controller firmware is updated to the 1.3 version. This addresses an issue where the controller
MAC address and ge1 interface shared the same MAC address in previous versions.
Viewing controller port information
Copper: Used on RJ-45 Ethernet ports
Optical: Used on Fiber Optic Gigabit Ethernet ports
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