Displaying port information – HP StorageWorks 2.64 Director Switch User Manual
Page 64
Monitoring and managing the director
64
3.
When the port is operational but not communicating with an attached device, the green
indicator remains off. In this case, there may not be a fiber cable attached, no light from the
device (the device switch is powered off), the port may be blocked, or the link may be
recovering.
4.
If the port fails, the amber indicator for port illuminates and a blinking red and yellow diamond
displays next to the port connector.
5.
A yellow triangle (attention indicator) displays next to a port connector for a variety of reasons:
• Beaconing for the port was enabled through the Enable Beaconing option. Note that this is
the case in the illustration on
on page 63 (see number 1 in the illustration).
• The port is receiving the Not Operational sequence from the attached device.
• The port has an invalid attachment.
• The director and attached device are performing a link reset operation.
• LIN status symbols have been enabled for a port in the Configure Ports dialog box and a
link incident occurs.
• A threshold status has occurred for the port.
• Diagnostics are running on the port.
6.
The Port Card view indicates a failed port by a blinking red and yellow diamond status symbol
by the port’s connector. The amber LED for the port will also be illuminated (see number 4 in
7.
A blank port indicates that the port optics are not installed.
Displaying port information
Double-click a port or right-click a port and select Port Properties from the menu to display the
port’s Properties dialog box, as shown in
. You can also display this dialog box by:
•
Double-clicking on a row in the Port List view or right-clicking on a row and choosing Port
Properties from the menu.
•
Double-clicking on a port’s bar graph in the Performance view or right-clicking on the bar
graph and choosing Port Properties from the menu.
•
Right-clicking on a port’s row in the Node List view and choosing Port Properties from the menu.
•
Right-clicking on a port’s row in the Port List view and choosing Port Properties from the menu.