FC Port Details Page

This page displays the properties associated with the selected FC port, including statistics and subreports.

Field
Indicates
Link State
The current link state: Online, Failure, or Offline.
Hardware State
The current state of the hardware:
  • Active
  • Link Down
  • Unknown
  • Failed
  • Loopback
  • No Media
  • Bypassed
  • Transmit Fault
Port ID
The Fibre Channel nPort identifier (ID).
WWN
The port worldwide name (WWN).
Node WWN
The node worldwide name (WWN).
Port Type
The Fibre Channel port type: nPort or nlPort.
FC Unit Type
The Fibre Channel unit type, typically HBA (host bus adapter).
Module Type
The module type: 1 GBIC, 2 GBIC, or Missing GBIC.
Uptime
The current Fibre Channel port uptime, in days, hours, minutes, and seconds.
FC ID Configured
The configured Fibre Channel identifier.
FC ID Operational
The operational Fibre Channel identifier.
FC Speed Configured
The configured Fibre Channel speed: Auto, 1 Gbyte, or 2 Gbytes. If this setting is Auto, the operational speed is either 1 or 2, depending on the installed hardware (GBIC). If this setting is 2, and the GBIC supports 1 only, the operational speed is 1. Storage users can change this setting.
FC Speed Operational
The operational Fibre Channel speed: 1 Gbyte/second or 2 Gbytes/second.
GBIC Class Capable
The Fibre Channel class capabilities, consisting of a combination of:
  • Class 1
  • Class 2
  • Class 3
  • Class 4
  • Class 5
  • Class 6
FC Class Operational
The operational Fibre Channel class, consisting of:
  • Class 1
  • Class 2
  • Class 3
  • Class 4
  • Class 5
  • Class 6
Protocol Capable
The protocol support for this Fibre Channel. This can be Loop, Fabric, or SCSI (small computer system interface), in one of the following combinations:
  • IP over FC
  • SCSI - FCP
  • FC - VI
Protocol Operational
The currently configured protocols, including Loop, Fabric, and SCSI, in one of the following combinations:
  • IP over FC
  • SCSI - FCP
  • FC - VI

The Statistics table displays the following information for the specified FC port:

Field
Indicates
Error Count
The current error count associated with this Fibre Channel port.
Write Commands
The current number of write commands to this Fibre Channel port.
Read Commands
The current number of read commands from this Fibre Channel port.
Bytes Written
The total number of bytes written from this Fibre Channel port.
Bytes Read
The total number of bytes read to this Fibre Channel port.
Loop Reset Events
The number of loop-reset events on this Fibre Channel port.
Loop Down Events
The number of loop-down events on this Fibre Channel port.

The subreports table provides additional information on initiators. Click an item to see its details.

Type
Quantity
Initiators
The number of initiators associated with this Fibre Channel port.

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