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Displaying Port Information |
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5.1.3
Port Information Data Window
The Port Information data window displays 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 display.
Table 5-6. Port Information Data Window Entries
Entry | Description |
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Port Address | Port Fibre Channel address. |
Administrative Port Type | The administrative port type (G, GL, F, FL, |
| or Donor). This value is persistent; it will |
| be maintained during a switch reset. |
| During port |
| used to determine which operational port |
| states are allowed. |
Operational Port Type | The port type that is currently active. This |
| will be set during port |
| based on the administrative port type. |
Administrative Port State | The port state (Online, Offline, |
| Diagnostics, or Down) which has been set |
| by the user. This state may be different |
| from the configured administrative state if |
| the user has not saved it in the switch |
| configuration. This state is used at the time |
| it is set to try to set the port operational |
| state. This value is not persistent and will |
| be lost on a switch reset. |
Operational Port State | The port state that is currently active. This |
| value may be different from the |
| administrative port state, for example due |
| to an error condition. |
Configured Administrative Port State | The port state (Online, Offline, |
| Diagnostics, or Down) which is saved in |
| the switch configuration, either by the user |
| or at the factory. This value is persistent; it |
| will be maintained during a switch reset, |
| and will be used after a reset to set the |
| port operational state. |
Logged In | Indicates whether logged in or not. |
E Port Connection Status | E_Port connection status. Status can be |
| None, Connecting, Connected or Isolated. |
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