Intel SBCEFCSW Hardware Maintenance Manual page 121

Monitoring port status
The Faceplate window provides the following port related information:
• SNMP configuration (see "Fibre Channel switch module monitoring using SNMP" on page 121
for more information)
• Port mode
• Port operational state
• Port speed
• Port media
To display port number and status information for a port, position the cursor over a port displayed in
the Faceplate window. The status information changes, depending on the View menu option that you
select.
Displaying port modes
To display port mode status, from the Faceplate window, click View>View Port Modes. Table 24
lists the available port modes and their descriptions.
Table 24. Port mode descriptions
Mode
F
FL
TL
G
GL
E
D
Displaying port operational states
To display the operational state of each port, in the Faceplate window, click View>View Port States.
Table 25 lists and describes the available operational states. The port operational state refers to the
actual port state and not the administrative state you might assign.
Table 25. Port operational states
State
On
la
Off
Tst
Intel® Server Switch Module SBCEFCSW
Description
Fabric port
Fabric loop port
Translated loop port
Generic port
Generic fabric loop port
Expansion port
Donor port
Description
Online - The port is active and ready to send data.
Inactive - The port operational state is Offline, but the administrative state is
Online.
Offline - The port is active and can receive a signal but cannot accept a device
login.
Diagnostics - The port is in Diagnostics mode in preparation for testing.
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