Finding the status of a port on a switch – HP Storage Essentials Enterprise Edition 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 enter 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 a McDATA or Connectrix switch is discovered by their IP address (SNMP connection), the
following boxes are empty:
•
IP Gateway
•
Switch ID
•
FC Net Address
•
FC Net Mask
If a McDATA or Connectrix switch is discovered by SNMP and by Enterprise Fabric Connectivity
(EFC) Manager or by EMC Enterprise Connectrix Manager (ECM), the following boxes 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 ”
2.
Double-click a switch in the right pane.
Storage
Systems
Table 42
Information Available from the Navigation Page (continued)
Element
Dependencies
Front
Physical
Back
Physical
Logical
Physical