HP 3PAR Operating System Software - Manual (Page 132)

3PAR InForm Management Console 4.1.0 User’s Guide
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State The state of the port. See System and Component Status Icons .
Mode
Port firmware mode setting. Ports in Initiator mode are connected to
drive cages and ports in Target mode export to hosts. Suspended
mode is for target ports that have not yet been initialized by the
system (rare). Peer mode is for Ethernet ports.
Topology Type of connection (Private Loop, Public Loop, or Point-Point).
Rate
Rate that data can be transferred over the port (1 Gbps, 2 Gbps or 4
Gbps). When there is no specified value, no connection exists.
Class
Identifies which Fibre Channel classes of service are enabled (2, 3, or
2/3). 2/3 indicates that both Class 2 and Class 3 are enabled.
Connected
Device Type
Type of device that the port is connected to. Free, Disk, Host, or
InServ.
Connected
Device
Name of device that the port is connected to, e.g. host1, cage0.
Mode Change
Indicates whether port mode change from initiator to target or vice
versa is Allowed or Prohibited. This setting is configured using the
InForm CLI command controlport.
When Settings is selected, the following information is displayed:
Column Description
Position The port location in node:slot:port format.
Connection
Mode
The type of port connection. Disk, Host, or RCFC.
Connection
Type
Type of connection (Private Loop, Public Loop, or Point-Point).
Configured
Rate
Data transfer rate setting in Gbps (for example,
1 Gbps). Auto indicates that the system automatically selects the
rate.
Max Rate Maximum rate of connection from the port.
Class 2
Indicates whether Fibre Channel service Class 2 is Disabled, Ack 1 or
Ack 0.
VCN
For fabric attached ports, indicates the VLUN change notification
setting. When set to Enabled, notices are generated and sent to the
fabric controller. When set to Disabled, no notification is sent.