Finding the status of a port on a switch – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual
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*The management server displays cxfs for SGI IRIX computers if it detects cxfs on the cluster. On
individual IRIX computers "cxfs" is not displayed when you type the following at the command
prompt:
df -k
Data may be missing from the Navigation tab for a McDATA or a Connectrix switch if the switch
was discovered by using SNMP and one of the following techniques:
•
Its IP address
•
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC) Manager or EMC Enterprise Connectrix Manager (ECM)
If the McDATA and/or Connectrix switches are discovered by their IP address (SNMP connection),
the following fields are empty:
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IP Gateway
•
Switch ID
•
FC Net Address
•
FC Net Mask
If the McDATA and/or Connectrix switches are discovered by SNMP and by Enterprise Fabric
Connectivity (EFC) Manager or by EMC Enterprise Connectrix Manager (ECM), the following fields
are empty:
•
IP Gateway
•
Switch ID
•
DNS Name
•
IP Address
•
IP Net Mask
•
FC Net Address
•
FC Net Mask
To learn how to access the Navigation tab, see ”
more information.
Finding the Status of a Port on a Switch
The management server can detect the status of a switch. This can be especially useful if a port is
being a problem. To find the status of a port on a switch:
1.
Access System Manager as described in ”
Switches
Storage
Systems
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Information Available from the Navigation Page (continued)
Element
Dependencies
Front
Physical
Back
Physical
Logical
Physical
- Storage Essentials Report Designer Software Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition Software Storage Essentials Provisioning Manager Software Storage Essentials Chargeback Manager Software Storage Essentials Backup Manager Software Storage Essentials Global Reporter Software Storage Essentials File System Viewer Software Storage Essentials Exchange Viewer Software BladeSystem p-Class Power Distribution