HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 101)

HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 101
Port operational states
To view the operational state of each port in the faceplate display, open the View menu and select View
Port States. Table 22 lists the possible operational states and descriptions.
Port administrative states
The port administrative state determines the operational state of a port. The port administrative state has
two forms: the configured administrative state and the current administrative state.
• Configured administrative state—The state that is saved in the switch configuration and is preserved
across switch resets. QuickTools always makes changes to the configured administrative state.
• Current administrative state—The state that is applied to the port for temporary purposes and is not
preserved across switch resets. The current administrative state is set with the Set Port command using
the CLI.
Table 23 describes the port administrative states.
To change the port administrative state:
1. Select one or more ports in the faceplate display.
2. Open the Port menu and select Port Properties to open the Port Properties dialog box.
3. Select the Port State option from the drop-down list.
4. Click OK to write the new port state request to the switch.
Table 22 Port operational states
State Description
Online—Port is active and ready to send data.
None Inactive—Port operational state is offline, but administrative
state is online.
Isolated—E_Port has lost its connection. See
Table 19 for
information about why the E_Port is isolated.
Offline—Port is active, can receive signal, but cannot accept
a device login.
Diagnostics—Port is in diagnostics mode in preparation for
testing.
Downed—The port is disabled, power is removed from the
lasers, and the port cannot be logged in.
Table 23 Port administrative states
State Description
Online Activates and prepares port to send data.
Offline Prevents port from receiving signal and accepting a device
login.