Monitoring Director Operation; Director Status Table; Status; State - HP Surestore 64 - Director Switch User Manual

Monitoring Director Operation

Monitor the operating status of the director using the Director Status table on the
Hardware View and the status symbol on the status bar.

Director 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 and the corresponding status symbols that display on the status bar.

State

The State field displays one of the following:
Director Product Manager User Guide
— The Director 2/140 contains three modules in slot positions 2, 1, and 0
(left to right).
SBAR cards.
— The Director 2/64 contains two SBARs in slot positions 1 (bottom) and 0
(top).
— The Director 2/140 contains two SBARs in slot positions 1 (bottom) and 0
(top).
Table 4 for the meaning of the text that displays in the Director Status
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 Online
Online—All unblocked ports are able to connect with devices. You can
configure this state through the Set Online State dialog box. Refer to
Online State" on page 177 for instructions. Note that the director
automatically goes online after a power-up or an initial machine load (IML) or
initial program load (IPL).
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.
Monitoring and Managing the Director
State" on page 177 for instructions.
"Set
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