Fibre Channel Port Modes - Cisco MDS 9216 Hardware Installation Manual

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Fibre Channel Port Modes

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Table 1-3 LEDs for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fibre Channel Switching
Modules (continued)
LED Status
Link Solid green Link is up.
Steady
flashing
green
Intermittent
flashing
green
Solid
orange
Flashing
orange
Off
The Fibre Channel switching modules provide auto-configuring Fibre Channel
ports that support Fibre Channel speeds of 1.0625 Gbps and 2.125 Gbps and the
following port operational modes:
Auto—An auto port can operate in E port, F port, FL port or TE port mode. The
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port mode is determined during interface initialization.
E—An expansion port (E port) interconnects two Fibre Channel switches.
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• F—A fabric port (F port) connects the switch to a peripheral host or storage
on the fabric's end node (N port) using a point-to-point (PTP) link. An F port
can only be attached to one N port.
FL—A fabric loop port (FL port) connects the switch to a public loop.
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• Fx—An Fx port can operate in either F port or FL port mode. The Fx port
mode is determined during interface initialization.
SD—A span destination port (SD port) acts as a snooper port in a switched
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fabric environment.
Description
Link is up (beacon used to identify port).
Link is up (traffic on port).
Link is disabled by software.
A fault condition exists.
No link.
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