HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Port States parameters, Port Speed parameters

Switch Manager

Port States parameters

The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state exists in two forms:

■The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved across switch resets. Switch Manager always makes changes to the configured administrative state.

■The current administrative state is the state that is applied to the port for temporary purposes and is not preserved across switch resets. The current administrative state is set using the Set Port command. See the “Set Port command” on page 146.

Table 25 describes the port administrative states.

1.Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.

2.Select Port > Port Properties. The Port Properties dialog box is displayed.

3.Click the Port States option that corresponds to the port state you want.

4.Click OK.

Table 25: Port states
State	Description
Online	Activates and prepares port to send data.
Offline	Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device login.
Diagnostics	Prepares port for testing and prevents the port from accepting a device
	login.
Down	Disables the port.

Port Speed parameters

Ports are capable of transmitting and receiving at 1 or 2 Gbps. The ports can be configured for either transmission speed or to sense the transmission speed of the device to which it is connected. Table 26 describes the port speeds.

1.Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.

2.Select Port > Port Properties. The Port Properties dialog box is displayed.

3.Click the Port Speed option that corresponds to the port speed you want.

4.Click OK.

Table 26: Port speeds
State	Description
Auto-Detect	Matches the transmission speed of the connected device. This is the
	default.
1 Gbps	Sets the transmission speed to 1 Gbps.
2 Gbps	Sets the transmission speed to 2 Gbps.

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