Viewing And Configuring Ports; Port Symbolic Name; Port Properties Dialog; Port Types - HP SAN Switch User Manual

Viewing and configuring ports

Port color and text provide information about the port and its operational state. To display port number and
status information for a port, position the cursor over a port on the faceplate display. The status information
changes depending on the View menu option selected. Green indicates active; gray indicates inactive.
Context-sensitive popup menus are displayed when you right-click a port icon. Use the drop-down lists in
the Port Properties dialog to change the following parameters:
• Port symbolic
• Port
states, page 92
• Port
types, page 93
• Port
speeds, page 94
• Port transceiver media
• Device
scan, page 94
The port settings are configured using the Port Properties dialog shown in
Properties dialog, select one or more ports, then select Port > Port Properties.
Figure 41

Port Properties dialog

NOTE: Use the Select to Propagate Changes to Entire Column options to propagate the same change to
all selected ports, select the options before making a change to a port.

Port symbolic name

To change the symbolic name of a port:
1.
Open the faceplate display and select a port.
2. Select Port > Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog.
3.
Click inside the Symbolic Name field, and enter a new name for the port.
4. Click OK.
name, page 91
status, page 94
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Figure 41. To open the Port
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