Chapter 6 Managing Ports 179
Monitoring Port Status
Use the faceplate display to perform the following port monitoring tasks:
■Displaying Port Types
■Displaying Port Operational States
■Displaying Port Speeds
■Displaying Transceiver Media Status
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.

Displaying Port Types

To display port type status, from the faceplate display, open the View menu, and
select View Port Types. TABLE 6-3 lists the possible port types and their meanings.
TABLE6-3 Port Types
Type 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).
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.
Donor Donor port — allows buffer credits to be used by another port.