HP 3PAR Management Console 4.5.1 Software User Guide

Summary Tab
The Summary detail tab provides the following information:
DescriptionFieldGroup
The position of the port (in Node:Slot:Port format) in which the
SAS is installed.
PositionGeneral
The designated port label.Label
The World Wide Name of the port.Port WWN
The type of port, for example, SAS.Type
Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2
Gbps or 4 Gbps). When there is no specified value, no
connection exists.
Rate
Type of device that the port is connected to. Free, Disk, Host,
Peer, RC, or InServ.
Connected Device Type
Name of device that the port is connected to, for example,
host1, cage0.
Connected Device
Port firmware mode setting—Initiator, Target, Peer, or
Suspended. Ports in Initiator mode are connected to drive
Mode
cages and ports in Target mode export to hosts. Suspended
mode is for target ports that have not yet been initialized by
the system (rare). Peer mode is for Ethernet ports.
The current state of the SAS.State
The throughput in KB/s.Total Data ThroughputResources
The type of port connection.Connection ModeSettings
Connection type or port connection settingConnection Type
Data transfer rate setting (for example, 1 Gbps). Auto indicates
that the system automatically selects the rate.
Configured Rate
Maximum rate of connection from the port.Max Rate
If disabled, each I/O generates a separate interrupt to the
HBA port driver rather than generating one interrupt for
multiple I/O completion.
Interrupt Coalesce
The type of connection, for example, Point.TopologySAS Settings
The type of adapter used for the port.Adapter Type
Indicates whether port mode change from initiator to target or
vice versa is Allowed or Prohibited.
Mode Change
The number of physical disks connected to the port. This is
only displayed if the port is connected to drive cages.
Physical Disks
Physical Disks Tab
The Physical Disks detail tab provides the following information:
DescriptionColumn
The type of connected disk.Device
The position of the disk in the system.Position
The number of errors on the connected disk.I/O Error Count
The state of the disk. See “System and Component Status Icons” (page 507).State
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