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Galaxy G3G12 / G3G16 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual
92 Section 4 Maintenance with GAM
1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.
2. Click the Administrative Tools
icon.
3. Click the Fibre Channel Management icon.
4. Click the Port tab in Management View
5. Click the Port1 or Port2 link in Management View.
7. Make the settings appropriate to your system. See
6. Port Setting Information
• Configured Link Speed – 4 Gb/s, 2 Gb/s, 1 Gb/s or Auto (self-setting)
• Configured Topology – N-Port (Point-to-Point), NL Port (Arbitrated Loop) or Auto (self-setting)
• Hard ALPA – Address can be 0 to 254. 255 means this feature is disabled. An ALPA identifies a
port in an arbitrated loop.
7. Click the Submit button to save your settings.
Port Setting Information
The table below shows the type of attached topology you will achieve based on your connection type
and the configured topology you select.
Fibre Channel Attached Topology
Configured Topology
Connection
Type
N-Port NL-Port
Switch Fabric Direct Public Loop
Direct Point to Point Private Loop
Example 1: If you connect the Galaxy3G to a Fibre Channel switch and select NL-Port topology, you will
create a Public Loop attached topology.
Example 2: If you have a Point to Point attached topology, you made a direct connection (no switch)
and selected N-port topology.
Note
In some cases, HBA settings to N-Port only work if connected to
the switch. Refer to your HBA manual for more information.
Viewing Fibre Channel Port Statistics
To view statistics for the Fibre Channel ports:
1. Click the Subsystem icon in Tree View.
2. Click the Administrative Tools
icon.
3. Click the Fibre Channel Management icon.
4. Click the Statistic tab in Management View.