HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Port Information data window entries

Switch Manager

Port Information data window

The Port Information data window displays port detail information for the selected port. To open the Port Information data window, click the Port Info tab below the data window in the faceplate display. Table 24 describes the Port Information data window entries.

Table 24: Port Information data window entries

Entry	Description
Port Address	Port Fibre Channel address.
Administrative Port	The port type (G, GL, F, FL, or Donor) that the port is configured as.
Type	This value is persistent; it is maintained during a switch reset. During a
	port auto-configuration it is used to determine which operational port
	states are allowed.
Operational Port Type	The port type that is currently active. This is set during port
	auto-configuration based on the administrative port type.
Administrative Port	The port state (Online, Offline, Diagnostics, or Down) which has been
State	set by the user. This state may be different from the configured
	administrative state if the user has not saved it in the switch
	configuration. This state is used at the time it is set to try to set the port
	operational state. This value is not persistent and is lost on a switch
	reset.
Operational Port State	The port state that is currently active. This value may be different from
	the administrative port state, for example due to an error condition.
Configured	The port state (Online, Offline, Diagnostics, or Down) which is saved
Administrative Port	in the switch configuration, either by the user or at the factory. This
State	value is persistent; it is maintained during a switch reset, and is used
	after a reset to set the port operational state.
Logged In	Indicates whether logged in or not.
MFS Mode	Port tuning indicator.
I/O Stream Guard	Whether RSCN suppression is enabled or disabled.
Administrative Port	The speed requested by the user.
Speed
Operational Port	The speed actually being used by the port.
Speed
Interop Credits	Whether Interop credits have been set. (not supported)
Device Scan	Queries the connected device during login for FC-4 descriptor
	information. Disable this parameter only if the scan creates a conflict
	with the connected device.
Symbolic Name	Port symbolic name.
Ext Credits Requested	Whether extended credits have been requested for ports.
Credits to Donate	The number of credits available to be donated by the selected port.
Donor Group	The donor group of the selected port.
Valid Donor Groups	The number of separate groups within which extended credits may be
	donated and assigned.
Medium	The transceiver type.

84 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide