Viewing Fibre Channel Logged-In Devices; Viewing Fibre Channel Initiators - Promise Technology VTrak E610f Product Manual

VTrak E-Class Product Manual
The SFP information includes:
• Connector – Type of connector
• Transceiver – SFP
• Transceiver Code – Defines the method to interpret the transceiver
type and compatibility options
• Serial Encoding – Serial encoding algorithm
• Bit Rate – In gigabits per second
• Link Length – The maximum link length depending the type of fiber
• Vendor Name – Vendor name of the SFP transceiver
• Vendor OUI – Organizational Unique Identifier, SFP vendor's IEEE
company ID
• Manufacturing Date – Code with 2 digits each for year, month, day,
and optional vendor-specific lot number

Viewing Fibre Channel Logged-in Devices

To view a list of the devices currently logged into the VTrak:
1. Click the Subsystem
2. Click the Administrative Tools
3. Click the Fibre Channel Management
4. Click the Logged In Device tab in Management View.
One of the devices in the list will be the port itself. If there is no other device,
this notification will appear: "There is no logged in device." If a Fibre Channel
switch is attached, it will also appear in this list.

Viewing Fibre Channel Initiators

You must add an initiator to the VTrak's initiator list in order to use the initiator to
create a LUN for your logical drive.
To view a list of recognized initiators:
1. Click the Subsystem
2. Click the Administrative Tools
3. Click the Fibre Channel Management
4. Click the Initiators on Fabric tab in Management View.
A Fibre Channel switch will also display as an initiator in the list. If your Host
PC's Fibre Channel HBA is connected to the VTrak directly (not though a
Fibre Channel switch), the initiator will NOT display in the initiator list.
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