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HP StorageWorks 2.12 Edge Switch User Manual

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Monitoring and Managing the Switch

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Edge Switch Element Manager User Guide

Block Config—Indicates the blocked or unblocked configuration of the port,
as set through the Configure Ports dialog box.

The Block Port option is available by right-clicking the port in the Hardware
View
, the port row in the Port List View, or the port bar graph in the
Performance View. Or, you can click Product > Port.

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 an offline signal
(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.

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 “

Port Operational States

” on

page 93.

— No Light

— Online

— Offline

— Beaconing

— Link Reset

— Not Operational

— Not Installed

— Invalid Attachment

— Port Failure

— Segmented E_Port

— Link Incident

— Testing

— Inactive

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