Data Center Fabric Manager Professional User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001355-01, November 2009)

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Ports
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Ports
You can enable and disable ports, as well as view port details, properties, type, status, and
connectivity.
Viewing port connectivity
The connected switch and switch port information is displayed for all ports.
To view port connectivity, choose one of the following steps:
• Right-click a product icon and select Port Connectivity.
• Select a product icon and select Monitor > Port Connectivity.
The Port Connectivity View dialog box displays (Figure 53).
FIGURE 53 Port Connectivity View Dialog Box
Loop devices are displayed in multiple rows, one row for each related device port.
If no switch or device is connected to the port, then the related fields are empty.
The following table details the information located (in alphabetical order) on the Port Connectivity
View dialog box.
TABLE 21 Port connectivity fields
Field Description
Actual Distance The actual distance for end-to-end port connectivity.
Area ID (Hex) The area ID (in hexadecimal) of the port.
Blade Number The number of the blade.
Blocked Whether the selected port is blocked.