Repair Information

To open the Port List View, select Port List from the View menu on the navigation control panel.

Figure 3–7: Port List View

The port row provides status information in the following columns:

•Port # - the port number (0 through 15).

•Addr - the switch logical port address in hexadecimal format (S/390 operating mode only).

•Name - the port name configured through the Configure Ports dialog box.

•Blocked Config - the status (Blocked or Unblocked) of the port.

•State - the state of the port. Valid states are:

—Online, offline, or testing.

—Beaconing.

—Invalid Attachment.

—Link incident or link reset

—No light, not operational, or port failure.

—Segmented E_Port.

•Type - The type of port. Valid port types are a generic port (G_Port) that is not connected to a Fibre Channel device or switch, therefore light is not transmitted; fabric port (F_Port) that is connected to a device; or an expansion port (E_Port) that is connected to another switch to form an interswitch link (ISL).

•Operating speed - The speed at which the port is operating.