Switch Manager

Name Server data window

The Name Server data window displays information about devices (hosts and storage targets) connected to the switch. To open the Name Server data window from the topology or faceplate display, click the Name Server tab below the data window. In the topology display, if no switches are selected, the name-server entries for the entire fabric are displayed in the data window; if switches are selected, only the devices attached to the selected switches are displayed. In the faceplate display, only the devices attached the switch being viewed are displayed. See Table 10 for a description of the Name Server data window entries.

Configuring ports

The port settings or characteristics are configured using the Port menu and the Port Properties dialog box as shown in Figure 31. To open the Port Properties dialog box for a port, select one or more ports, and then select Port > Port Properties.

Figure 31: Port Properties dialog box

The Port Properties dialog box displays the switch name and the selected port(s). Use the Port Properties dialog box to view and change the following:

Port States parameters

Port Speed parameters

Port Type parameters

Interoperability Credits parameters

I/O Stream Guard parameters

Device Scan parameter

Changing the port symbolic name

Extending port credits

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HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Configuring ports, Port Properties dialog box