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Table B-11. Show Port Parameters (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Entry

Description

 

 

 

 

Logout

Time when user logged out.

 

LoopTimeouts

A two (2) second timeout as specified by

 

 

 

FC-AL-2.

 

LossOfSync

Number of synchronization losses (>100

 

 

 

ms) detected by this port. A loss of

 

 

 

synchronization is detected by receipt of

 

 

 

an invalid transmission word.

 

PrimSeqErrors

Primitive sequence errors detected.

 

RxLinkResets

Number of link reset primatives received

 

 

 

from an attached device.

 

RxOfflineSeq

Number of offline sequences received. An

 

 

 

OLS is issued for link initialization, a

 

 

 

Receive & Recognize Not_Operational

 

 

 

(NOS) state, or to enter the offline state.

 

TotalErrors

Total number of errors detected.

 

TotalLIPsRecvd

Number of loop initialization primitive

 

 

 

frames received by this port.

 

TotalLinkResets

Total number of link reset primatives.

 

TotalOfflineSeq

Total number of Offline Sequences issued

 

 

 

by this port.

 

TotalRxFrames

Total number of frames received by this

 

 

 

port.

 

TotalRxWords

Total number of words received by this

 

 

 

port.

 

TotalTxFrames

Total number of frames issued by this port.

 

TotalTxWords

Total number of words issued by this port.

 

TxLinkResets

Number of Link Resets issued by this port.

 

TxOfflineSeq

Total number of Offline Sequences issued

 

 

 

by this port.

 

TxWait

Time waiting to transmit when blocked with

 

 

 

no credit. Measured in FC Word times

 

 

 

 

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