Intel SBFCM, SBCEFCSW manual Configuring ports, Port Information Data window entries

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 window.

Table 29. Port Information Data window entries

Entry	Description
Port Address	Port Fibre Channel address.
Administrative Port Mode	The current administrative port mode: GL, G, FL, F, TL.
Operational Port Mode	The operational port mode.
Administrative Port State	The current administrative port state: online, offline, diagnostics, or down.
Operational Port State	The operational port state.
Configured Administrative	The port administrative state that is stored in the switch module configuration.
Port State
Logged In	Indicates whether logged in or not.
E Port Connection Status	Indicates whether the E_Port connection is enabled.
E Port Isolation Reason	Indicates why the E_Port is isolated.
MFS Mode	Port tuning indicator.
I/O Stream Guard	Whether RSCN suppression is enabled or disabled.
Administrative Port Speed	The speed requested by the user.
Operational Port Speed	The speed actually used by the port.
TLMode	Indicates if TL target or TL initiator is used.
BB Credits	Indicates whether the buffer-to-buffer credits are set.
Ext Credits Requested	Indicates whether the extended credits are requested for ports.
Medium	The SFP module type.

Name Server Data window

The Name Server Data window displays information about the port and the connected device. To open the Name Server Data window, select one or more switch modules in the Topology window and click the Name Server tab below the data window. You can also open the Name Server Data window in the Faceplate window. See Table 19 on page 93 for a description of the Name Server Data window entries.

Configuring ports

✏NOTE

For external ports (0, 15), all port parameters apply. For internal ports, only the port state setting is configurable.

The external Fibre Channel ports are self-configuring GL_Ports that auto-negotiate transmission speeds of 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps depending on the connected device. A GL_Port connects to a loop of public devices or a single device and configures itself as a fabric loop port (FL_Port), fabric port (F_Port), or an expansion port (E_Port). Each external port has 12 buffer credits. This enables a cable length up to 20 km at 1 Gbps or 10 km at 2 Gbps. Eleven credits from one port can be borrowed by the other port to extend transmission distances.

108Intel Blade Server Fibre Channel Switch Module SBCEFCSW / FC Expansion Card SBFCM Guide