HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Displaying port information, Port status

Switch Manager

Managing ports

This section describes the following tasks that manage ports and devices:

■Displaying port information, page 80

■Configuring ports, page 85

■Resetting a port, page 89

■Testing ports, page 89

Displaying port information

Port information is available primarily in the faceplate display (Figure 30) and includes:

■Port status

■Port Statistics data window

■Port Information data window

■Name Server data window

The faceplate display data windows provide information and statistics for switches and ports. Use the topology display to view status information on fabrics, switches, and links between switches.

Figure 30: Faceplate Display – Port Information data window

Port status

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.

■Displaying port types

■Displaying port operational states

■Displaying port speeds

■Displaying transceiver media status

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