2.
3.Click the Ports button under the Physical column in the Navigation tab, as shown in the following figure.
Figure 43 Finding the Status of a Port
4.Under the Name column in the Ports table, click the port that you want to obtain the status.
5.On the Properties page, the status of the port is displayed in the right column. The status of the port can be online, off line or unknown.
Table 43 Port Status Definitions
Status | Definition |
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Online | Port is physically installed with node connections |
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Offline | Port is physically installed, but without node |
| connections |
| Brocade switches also display this status if the port |
| is not physically installed (Gigabit Interface |
| Converter (GIBIC) is not installed). |
|
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*Not Installed (McDATA SWAPI connections | Port is not physically installed (Gigabit Interface |
only) | Converter (GIBIC) is not installed). |
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*Unknown (McDATA SNMP connections | Port is not installed. |
only) |
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*An ES4500 switch displays its status differently when a port is not installed:
•SWAPI connection - Unknown status
•SNMP connection - Offline
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