32 Service Manual (AA-RS2GD-TE, July 2004)

Repair Information

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■ #—The switch port number (0 through 139 inclusive).

■ Addr—The switch logical port address in hexadecimal format (FICON

management style only).

■ Name—The port name configured through the Configure Ports dialog box.

■ Block Config—The port status (Blocked or Unblocked).

■ State—The operating state of the port. Valid states are:

— Online, Offline, or Testing

— Beaconing

— Invalid Attachment

— Link Incident or Link Reset

— No Light, Not Operational, or Port Failure

— Segmented E_Port

■ Type—The type of port. Valid port types are a generic port (G_Port) not

connected to a Fibre Channel device, director, or switch (therefore light is not

transmitted); a fabric port (F_Port) connected to a device; or an expansion

port (E_Port) connected to a director or switch to form an interswitch link

(ISL).

■ Operating Speed—The operating speed of the port (Not Established, 1, or 2

Gb/sec.).

■ Alert—If Link Incident (LIN) alerts are configured for the port through the

Configure Ports dialog box, a yellow triangle displays in the column when a

link incident occurs. A yellow triangle also displays if beaconing is enabled

for the port. A red and yellow diamond displays if the port fails.

Double-click anywhere in a row for an installed port to open the Port Properties

dialog box.

Right-click anywhere in a row for an installed port to open a menu to:

■ Open the Port Properties, Node Properties, or Port Technology dialog boxes.

■ Block or unblock the port.

■ Enable or disable port beaconing.

■ Perform port diagnostics.

■ Enable or disable port channel wrapping. This menu option displays only

when the switch is configured for FICON management style.