McDATA Sphereon 4500 User Manual
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Port List View
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Monitoring and Managing the Switch
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Name
Displays the port name as configured through the Configure Ports
dialog box.
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Block Config
Indicates the blocked or unblocked configuration of the port as
set through:
— The Configure Ports dialog box.
The Block Port option available through port right-click menus in
the Hardware View, port row right-click menus in the Port List
view, is also the port bar graph right-click menus in the
Performance View, and the Port secondary menu of the Product
menu on the menu bar.
Blocked states are:
— Blocked: Devices communicating with the port are prevented
from logging into the switch or communicating with other
devices attached to switch ports. A blocked port continuously
transmits OLS.
— Unblocked: Devices communicating with the port can log in
to the switch and communicate with devices attached to any
other unblocked port in the same zone.
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State
The following port operational states may display in this table.
For more information on these states and corresponding status
symbol and LED indicator operations in the Hardware View, see
— No Light
— Online
— Offline
— Beaconing
— Link Reset
— Not Operational
— Not Installed
— Invalid Attachment
— Port Failure