Port operational states, Table 4 port states and indicators, 4 port states and indicators – HP StorageWorks 2.32 Edge Switch User Manual
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You can display the FRU Properties dialog box for a specific FRU by using one of the following
methods:
•
Double-click on the FRU row.
•
Click a row in the FRU List View and then select Product > FRU > Properties.
Port operational states
describes the port operational states and the LED and attention indicators that display in
the Hardware View and Port List View.
Table 4
Port states and indicators
Port state
Green/blue
port indicator
Amber port
indicator
Alert
indicator
*
Description
Beaconing
Off or On
Blinking
Yellow
Triangle
The port is beaconing. The amber port LED blinks
once every two seconds to enable users to find a
specific port. Enable beaconing through the port’s
menu on the
Hardware View
,
Port List View, or
Performance View.
Inactive
Off
Off
Yellow
Triangle
The switch port is in an inactive state. Reasons for
this state display in the Reason field of the Port
Properties dialog box.
Note that if port optics have also failed, the amber
LED will be on.
Invalid
Attachment
On
Off
Yellow
Triangle
The switch port is in an invalid attachment state.
Reasons for this state display in the Reason field of
the Port Properties dialog box.
Link Incident
Off
Off
Yellow
Triangle
A link incident occurred on one of the ports and
displays in the Port List View, with a corresponding
indicator displaying for the card in the Hardware
View.
Link Reset
Off
Off
Yellow
Triangle
The switch and the attached device are performing a
link reset operation to recover the link connection.
Ordinarily, this is a transient state that should not
persist.
No Light
Off
Off
None
No signal (light) is being received on the switch port.
This is a normal condition when there is no cable
plugged into the port or when the power of the
device attached to the other end of the link is off.
Not
Operational
Off
Off
Yellow
Triangle
The switch port is receiving the Fibre Channel not
operational sequence (NOS) indicating that the
attached device is not operational.