Q-Logic 5600 manual Monitoring Port Status, Displaying Port Types

5 – Managing Ports Displaying Port Information

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5.1.1

Monitoring Port Status

The faceplate display provides the following port related information:

„Port type

„Port operational state

„Port speed

„Port media

To display port number and status information for a port, position the cursor over a port on the faceplate display. The status information changes depending on the View menu option selected.

5.1.1.1

Displaying Port Types

To display port type status, from the faceplate display, open the View menu, and select View Port Types. Table 5-1lists the possible port types and their meanings.

	Table 5-1. Port Types
State	Description
F_Port	Fabric port - Supports a single public device (N_Port).
FL_Port	Fabric loop port - Self discovers a single device (N_Port) or a loop of up
	to 126 public devices (NL_Port). 1/2/4-Gbps ports only.
G_Port	Generic port - Self discovers as an F_Port or an E_Port.
GL_Port	Generic loop port - Self discovers as an F_Port, FL_Port, or an E_Port.
	GL_Port is the default port type. A single device on a public loop will
	attempt to configure as an F_Port first, then if that fails, as an FL_Port.
	1/2/4-Gbps ports only.
E_Port	Expansion port - The mode that a G_Port or GL_Port is in when attached
	by an ISL (inter-switch link) to another fibre channel switch.
Donor	Donor port - Allows buffer credits to be used by another port. 1/2/4-Gbps
	ports only.

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