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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 |
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| which operational port states are allowed. |
Operational Port Type | The port type that is currently active. This will be |
| set during port |
| 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. |
E Port Isolation Reason | Why E_Port is isolated. |
MFS Mode | Multiple Frame Sequence bundling status. |
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