Monitoring Port Status; Displaying Port Types - Qlogic SANbox 5602 User Manual

5 – Managing Ports
Displaying Port Information
5.1.1

Monitoring Port Status

The faceplate display provides the following port related information:
Port type
Port operational state
Port speed
Port media
To display port number and status information for a port, position the cursor over a
port on the faceplate display. The status information changes depending on the
View menu option selected.
5.1.1.1

Displaying Port Types

To display port type status, from the faceplate display, open the View menu, and
select View Port Types.
meanings.
State
F_Port
FL_Port
G_Port
GL_Port
E_Port
Donor
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Table 5-1 lists the possible port types and their
Table 5-1. Port Types
Fabric port - Supports a single public device (N_Port).
Fabric loop port - Self discovers a single device (N_Port) or a loop of up
to 126 public devices (NL_Port). 1-Gbps/2-Gbps only.
Generic port - Self discovers as an F_Port or an E_Port.
Generic loop port - Self discovers as an F_Port, FL_Port, or an E_Port.
GL_Port is the default port type. A single device on a public loop will
attempt to configure as an F_Port first, then if that fails, as an FL_Port.
1-Gbps/2-Gbps only.
Expansion port - The mode that a G_Port or GL_Port is in when attached
by an ISL (inter-switch link) to another fibre channel switch.
Donor port - Allows buffer credits to be used by another port.
1-Gbps/2-Gbps only.
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