Port Properties panel

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Port Properties panel

The Port Properties panel enables you to display the properties that are associated with a selected HBA port.

Opening the properties panel

1.Select a port in the device tree.

2.Click the Properties tab in the right pane.

Fields and components

Field

Description

 

 

Port Parameters

 

 

 

Port #

The port number: 0 or 1.

 

 

Port WWN

The port’s world wide name.

 

 

Node WWN

The adapter’s world wide name.

 

 

Factory Port WWN

The factory-assigned port world wide name.

 

 

Factory Node WWN

The factory-assigned adapter world wide name.

 

 

Name

The name that is manually assigned to the port.

 

 

FC Address

The port’s Fibre Channel address.

 

 

Media

Type of media software; for example, 8G-sw.

 

 

Port Type

The port type; for example, N_Port.

 

 

Configured Port State

Indicates whether the port is enabled or disabled.

 

 

Operating Port State

Indicates whether the link is online or offline.

 

 

Supported Classes

The types of classes that are supported on the port; for example,

 

Class-3.

 

 

Configured Speed

The configured port speed.

 

 

Operating Speed

The speed at which the port is operating. The unit of measurement

 

is in gigabits per second (Gbps). The available speed options depend

 

on the HBA’s speed and the port’s SFP. Auto-negotiate is the recom-

 

mended setting and it is the default.

 

For the 4 Gbps HBA (425 and 415) and the mezzanine card (804),

 

speed options are 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps. The 8 Gbps

 

HBA (825, 815) does not support the 1 Gbps speed.

 

 

Max Speed Supported

The maximum speed that is supported on the port, which is 8 Gbps.

 

 

Operating Topology

The topology setting at which the port is operating.

 

 

Receive BB Credits

The maximum number of receive buffers.

 

 

Transmit BB Credits

The maximum number of transmit buffers.

 

 

IOC ID

The I/O controller’s identifier.

 

 

Hardware Path

The hardware path of the port.

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Brocade Communications Systems 804 manual Port Properties panel, Operating Speed