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Displaying port types
To display port type status, select View > View Port Types.
types and their meanings.
Table 19: Port type
F_Port
FL_Port
G_Port
GL_Port
Donor
Displaying port operational states
To display the operational state on each port, select View > View Port States.
the possible operational states and their meanings. The port operational state refers to actual
port state and not the administrative state you may have assigned.
Table 20: Port operational states
On
Ia
Off
Dia
Dn
Displaying port speeds
To display the speed of each port, select View > View Port Speeds.
port speeds.
Table 21: Port speeds
Au
1Gbps
2Gbps
Displaying transceiver media status
To display transceiver media status, select View > View Port Media.
media states and their meanings.
HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide
State
Fabric port—Supports a single public device (N_Port).
Fabric loop port—Self discovers a single device (N_Port) or a loop of up to
126 public devices (NL_Port).
Generic port—Self discovers as an F_Port.
Generic loop port—Self discovers as an F_Port or an FL_Port. GL_Port is the
default port type. A single device on a public loop attempts to configure as an
F_Port first, if that fails it attempts to configure as an FL_Port.
Donor port—Allows buffer credits to be used by another port.
State
Online—Port is active and ready to send data.
Inactive—Port operational state is offline, but administrative state is online.
Offline—Port is active, can receive signal, but cannot accept a device login.
Diagnostics—Port is in diagnostics mode in preparation for testing
Down—Port is disabled, power is removed from the lasers, and cannot be
logged in.
State
Auto-detect
1 Gbps transmission speed (not supported)
2 Gbps transmission speed
Table 19
lists the possible port
Description
Description
Table 21
Description
Table 22
Switch Manager
Table 20
lists
lists the possible
lists the port
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