Chapter 12
Configuring Interfaces
Table 12-1
Administrative State
Up
Down
Operational States
The operational state indicates the current operational state of the interface.
operational states.
Table 12-2
Operational State
Up
Down
Trunking
Reason Codes
Reason codes are dependent on the operational state of the interface.
codes for interface states.
Table 12-3
Administrative Configuration
Up
Down
Up
If the administrative state is up and the operational state is down, the reason code differs based on the
nonoperational reason code.
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Administrative States
Operational States
Reason Codes for Interface States
Operational Status
Up
Down
Down
Table 12-4
describes the reason codes for nonoperational states.
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Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Description
Enables an interface.
Disables an interface. When an interface is
administratively disabled, the physical link layer
state change is ignored.
Table 12-2
Description
Interface is transmitting or receiving traffic as
desired. To be in this state, an interface must be
administratively up, the interface link layer state
must be up, and the interface initialization must be
completed.
Interface cannot transmit or receive (data) traffic.
Interface is operational in TE mode.
Table 12-3
Reason Code
None.
Administratively down--If you
administratively configure an
interface as down, you disable
the interface. No traffic is
received or transmitted.
See the following table.
describes the
describes the reason
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