Displaying Port Operational States | Q-Logic 59022-03 D guide

	5 – Managing Ports
	Displaying Port Information

5.1.1.2

Displaying Port Operational States

To display the operational state on each port in the faceplate display, open the View menu and select View Port States. Table 5-2lists the possible operational states and their meanings. The port operational state refers to actual port state and not the administrative state you may have assigned.

	Table 5-2. Port Operational States

State	Description

On	Online - port is active and ready to send data.
Ia	Inactive - port operational state is offline, but administrative state is
	online.
Off	Offline - port is active, can receive signal, but cannot accept a device
	login.
Tst	Test - port is active and being tested.
Dn	Down – the port is inactive or shut off, not receiving a signal, and can’t
	be logged in.

5.1.1.3

Displaying Port Speeds

To display the speed of each port in the faceplate display, open the View menu and select View Port Speeds. Table 5-3lists the possible speeds.

	Table 5-3. Port Speeds

State	Description

1Gb	A 1 Gbps transmission speed.
2Gb	A 2 Gbps transmission speed.

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SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide Document Revision History SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide Table of Contents 11.2 Section Managing Fabrics Section Managing Switches Section Managing Ports Appendix a Command Line Interface Glossary Index Tables Figures Port Statistics Data Window Entries SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide 59022-03 D Related Materials Intended Audience Contact Information Technical SupportAvailability Training Management Workstation Requirements Installing SANbox Manager For Windows For Linux Press the Enter key Enter the following command For Solaris SANbox Manager Window Starting SANbox Manager Load Default Fabric View File Window Save Current Fabric View Window Exiting SANbox Manager Changing Default File Password Uninstalling SANbox Manager Preferences Window Setting Preferences Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information Using Online Help Topology Display SANbox Manager User InterfaceFaceplate Display Some menu selections have shortcut keys as shown in Table Menu BarMenu Shortcut Keys Tool Bar buttons Tool Bar Fabric Tree Fabric Tree Graphic Window Working Status IndicatorData Window and Tabs Switch and Link Status Using the Topology Display Opening the Faceplate Display and Popup Menus Working with Switches and LinksSelecting Switches and Links Moving a Switch in the Display Topology Data Windows Using the Faceplate Display Working with Ports Port Views and StatusSelecting Ports Faceplate Data Windows Opening Popup Menus Security User AuthenticationFabric Security Adding a Fabric Managing the Fabric Database Rediscovering a Fabric Removing a FabricOpening a Fabric View File Saving a Fabric View File Adding a New Switch to a Fabric Deleting Switches and Links Replacing a Failed Switch in a FabricDisplaying Fabric Information Fabric Status Topology Display Switch and Status Icons Switch communication interrupted Red Active Zone Set Data Window Active Zone Set Data Window Zoning Concepts Zoning a Fabric Soft Zones Zones Virtual Private Fabric Hard Zones Access Control List Hard ZonesAliases Zoning Database Zone Sets Zoning Configuration Default Visibility Merge ModeAuto Save Restoring Default Zoning Using the Zoning Config Window Merging Fabrics and Zoning Zone Merge Failure RecoveryZone Merge Failure Edit Zoning Window Using the Edit Zoning Window Edit Zoning Window Tool Bar Buttons Managing Zone Sets Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set Creating a Zone Set Removing a Zone from a Zone Set or from All Zone Sets Copying a Zone to a Zone SetRemoving a Zone Set Managing Zones Removing All Zoning DefinitionsCreating a Zone in a Zone Set Adding Zone Members Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets Renaming a Zone or a Zone SetRemoving a Zone Member Removing a Zone from a Zone Set Managing Aliases Changing Zone TypesCreating an Alias Removing an Alias from All Zones Adding a Member to an Alias Displaying Switch Information Managing Switches Faceplate Display Displaying Hardware Status Name Server Data Window Entries Name Server Data Window Switch Data Window Entries Switch Data Window Port Information Data Window Port Statistics Data Window Alarm Log Data Window Configured Zonesets Data Window Configuring a Switch Exporting Alarm Log Information to a FilePaging a Switch Resetting a Switch Chassis Name Switch ConfigurationSwitch Administrative States Switch Administrative States Broadcast Support Domain ID Timeout Values Timeout Values Network Properties Window Network Configuration IP Configuration Parameters IP Configuration Snmp Configuration Parameters Snmp ConfigurationRemote Logging Snmp Trap Configuration Parameters Snmp Trap ConfigurationConfiguration Backup Configuration Restore Archiving a Switch Reinitializing the Configuration File System Loading Firmware Restoring a Switch Factory Default Configuration Settings Restoring the Factory Default ConfigurationPage Displaying Port Information Managing Ports Displaying Port Modes Monitoring Port StatusPort Modes Port Speeds Displaying Port Operational StatesDisplaying Port Speeds Port Operational States Transceiver Media View Displaying Tranceiver Media StatusPort Statistics Data Window Entries Port Statistics Data Window Entries Port Statistics Data Window Entries Port Info Data Window Entries Port Properties Window Configuring Ports Port Administrative States Changing Port Administrative StatesChanging Port Speeds Changing Port Modes Extending Port Credits Changing TL ModesChanging Buffer-to-Buffer Credits Stream Guard Extended Credits Window Testing Ports Resetting a Port Managing Ports Testing Ports Logging On to a Switch Command Line Interface Command syntax is as follows Command SyntaxCommand keyword keyword value Table A-1. Commands Listed by Authority Level Commands Keywords start Admin CommandAuthority Admin Cancel Authority Admin Syntax alias Alias Command Rename aliasold aliasnew Remove alias members Edit config Config CommandSyntax config Keywords activate config Save config Authority Admin Syntax date Date CommandKeywords MMDDhhmmCCYY Examples Fallback CommandAuthority Syntax Keywords Help CommandHelp command keyword Command User History CommandHistory Unpack file Image CommandAuthority Admin Syntax image cleanup Keywords cleanup Lip portnumber Lip CommandPortnumber Accountname Passwd CommandAdmin Passwd accountname Displays current system process information Ps CommandExamples The following is an example of the Ps command Authority User Syntax ps Syntax quit, exit, or logout Quit CommandAuthority User Closes the Telnet session Authority Admin Syntax reset config factory Reset CommandKeywords config Table A-3. Port Configuration Defaults Table A-2. Switch Configuration Defaults Table A-3. Port Configuration Defaults Table A-5. System Configuration Defaults Examples The following example clears the list of alarms Set Alarm Clear CommandClears the log list of alarms Syntax set alarm clear Set beacon state Set Beacon CommandState Port portnumber Set Config CommandSet config Table A-6. Set Config Port Parameters Use Arbff instead of idles on loop Table A-7. Set Config Switch Parameters With formatting and current values will follow Table A-8. Set Config Zoning Parameters Mfstov Following is an example of the Set Config Switch command Following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command Clear Set Log CommandSet log Archive Port ports Level levelSave Start Log Stop commandStop Set Port Command Snmp System Set Setup CommandSet setup Table A-9. Snmp Configuration Settings Table A-10. System Configuration Settings Contact Following is an example of the Set Setup System command Set switch Set Switch Command Keywords about Show Command Perf option Log optionTable A-11. Show Port Parameters LIP Alpd Alps Users Setup optionSteering domainid Topology Following is an example of the Show Fabric command Following is an example of the Show Domains command Following is an example of the Show Topology command Following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command NL 20000020372b05c9 NL 20000020372b095e NL 20000020372b0920 LIPF8F7 Following is an example of the Show Port command Following is an example of the Show Switch command Displays zoning configuration parameters for the switch Show Config CommandShow config Displays configuration parameters for the switch Following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command Following is an example of the Show Config Switch command Keywords component Show Log Command Following is an example of the Show Log command Following is an example of the Show Log Options command Keywords byte bytes/sec Show Perf CommandDisplays performance data for all ports Syntax show perf Displays the current Snmp settings Show Setup CommandDisplays the current Snmp and system settings Show setup Following is an example of the Show Setup System command Syntax shutdown Shutdown Command Syntax test portnumber testtype Keywords portnumber Test CommandTesttype Set port x state online Examples The following is an example of the Uptime command Uptime CommandAuthority User Syntax uptime Delete accountname User CommandAccounts Add Following is an example of the User List command Following is an example of the User Delete command Examples The following is an example of the Whoami command Whoami CommandAuthority User Syntax whoami Syntax zone Zone Command Type zone zonetype Members zoneRemove zone members Rename zoneold zonenew Following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command Following is an example of the Zone Members command Keywords active Zoneset Command Rename zonesetold zonesetnew Remove zoneset zonelistZones zoneset Edit Zoning CommandOpens a Zoning Edit session Following is an example of the Zoning List command Configured Zoning Information Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59022-03 D Fabric Management Switch BootPClass 2 Service Class 3 Service Power On Self Test Post Input Power LEDOutput Power LED Over Temperature LED Worldwide Name WWN Small Form FactorSmall Form-Factor Pluggable Target SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide 59022-03 D Glossary-4 Index Index-2 59022-03 D 59022-03 D Index-3 Index-4 59022-03 D