State; No Link Status - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

State

The Status field displays one of the following:

No Link Status

If the Ethernet network connection between the HAFM server and the switch is
down, the Hardware View displays the front and rear of the unit without FRUs.
The switch Status table at the top of the Hardware View changes to display the
status (No Link) and reason with a yellow background. The name, description,
and location fields are blank.
The Reason field on the switch Status table displays one of the following reasons
when there are no links.
Edge Switch 2/24 Product Manager User Guide
OFFLINE
When the switch is OFFLINE, all ports are offline. The ports cannot accept a
login from an attached device or cannot connect to other switches. You can
configure this state through the Set Online State dialog box. Refer to
Online State" on page 158 for instructions.
Online
All unblocked ports are able to connect with devices. You can configure this
state through the Set Online State dialog box. Refer to
page 158 for instructions. Note that the switch automatically goes online after
a power-up, an initial machine load (IML), or initial program load (IPL).
Coming online
This is a transitional state that occurs just before the switch goes online. This
state normally only happens briefly, unless there is a problem reaching the
online state.
Going offline
This is a transitional state that occurs just before the switch goes offline. This
state normally only happens briefly, unless there is a problem reaching the
offline state.
Never Connected
A network connection was never established between the switch and the
HAFM server or if the CTP card has failed. Check the IP addresses, the
Ethernet local area network (LAN) physical connection between the switch
and HAFM server, and other network connection conditions.
Note that the CTP card is not a FRU. If it fails, the switch must be replaced.
Monitoring and Managing the Switch
"Set Online
"Set
State" on
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