HP Surestore 64 - Director Switch User Manual page 67

Status Table
The Status table at the top of the Hardware View displays the director's operational status,
operational state, name, description, and location.
Status. Refer to Table 1 for the meaning of the text that displays in the director Status
table and the corresponding alert symbols that display on the alert panel.
State. The State field displays one of the following:
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Offline
When the director is "OFFLINE," all ports are offline. The ports cannot accept a login
from an attached device or cannot connect to other directors. You can configure this
state through the Set Online State dialog box. Refer to Set Director Online State on
page 62 for instructions.
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Online
All unblocked ports are able to connect with devices. You can configure this state
through the Set Online State dialog box. Refer to Set Online State on page 163 for
instructions. Note that the director automatically goes online after a power-up, an
initial machine load (IML), or an initial program load (IPL).
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Coming online
This is a transitional state that occurs just before the director goes online. This state
normally only happens briefly, unless there is a problem reaching the online state.
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Going offline
This is a transitional state that occurs just before the director goes offline. This state
normally only happens briefly, unless there is a problem reaching the offline state.
No Link Status
If the Ethernet network connection between the HP EFC server and the director is down,
the Hardware View displays the front and rear of the unit without FRUs. The HP Surestore
Director FC-64 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.
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