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Viewing ports, Port types – Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v12.1.0 User Manual

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Ports

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2. Review the port information.

For the list of fields on the Port Details dialog box, refer to

“Viewing port properties”

on

page 1293.

3. Sort the results by clicking on the column header.

4. Rearrange the columns by dragging and dropping the column header.

5. Click the close (X) button to close this dialog box.

Viewing ports

To view ports on the Connectivity Map, right-click a product icon and select Show Ports.

NOTE

Show Ports is not applicable when the map display layout is set to Free Form (default).

NOTE

This feature is only available for connected products. On bridges and CNT products, only utilized
Fibre Channel ports display; IP ports do not display.

Port types

On the Connectivity Map, right-click a switch icon and select Show Ports. The port types display
showing which ports are connected to which products.

NOTE

Show Ports is not applicable when the map display layout is set to Free Form (default).

NOTE

This feature is only available for connected products. On bridges and CNT products, only utilized
Fibre Channel ports display. IP ports do not display.

TABLE 47

Port types

Port Type

Description

D

A port in diagnostic mode.

E

An expansion port connecting two Fibre Channel switches.

EX

On a Fibre Channel Router, a connection between a fibre channel router and a
fibre channel switch

F

On a Fibre Channel switch, a port that supports an N_Port.

FL

An N_port or F_port that supports arbitrated loop functions associated with
arbitrated loop topology.

VE

A virtual E_port configured for an FCIP Tunnel.

VEX

A virtual EX_port configured in an FCIP Tunnel.