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5 – Managing Ports
Viewing and Configuring Ports
The Port Properties dialog entries are listed below in Table 5-3.
Table 5-3. Port Properties Dialog Entries
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Description
Port
The current port name
Symbolic
Name
To change, click in the field and enter the new port symbolic name.
Operational State
The port state that is currently active. This value may be different from the
administrative port state, for example due to an error condition.
Configured
State
The port state (Online, Offline, Diagnostics, or Down) saved in the switch
configuration, either by the user or at the factory. This value is persistent;
it will be maintained during a switch reset, and will be used after a reset to
set the port operational state.
Operational
Speed
The port speed that is currently active.
Configured
Speed
The port speed saved in the switch configuration.
Running
Type
The port type that is currently active.
Configured
Type
The port type saved in the switch configuration. To change, click in the
field and select an option from the drop-down list.
I/O Stream
Guard
The I/O Stream Guard option suppresses the Registered State Change
Notification (RSCN) messages on a port basis. I/O Stream Guard should
be enabled only on ports connected to initiator devices. To change, click
in the field and select an option from the drop-down list. The options are:
„
Enable - suppresses the reception of RSCN messages from other
ports for which I/O Stream Guard is enabled.
„
Disable - allows free transmission and reception of RSCN messages.
„
Auto - suppresses the reception of RSCN messages when the port is
connected to an initiator device with an HBA. The default is Auto.
Device
Scan
The Device Scan feature queries the connected device during login for
FC-4 descriptor information. Disable this option only if the scan creates a
conflict with the connected device.
Select to
Propagate
Changes to
Entire Column
To propagate the same change to all selected ports, select the check box
before making a change to a port.
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