Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1200)

OneCommand Manager for VMware vCenter Version 10.2 User Manual P010089-01A Rev. A
6. Managing Adapters and Ports
FC and FCoE Ports
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PCI Function – The PCI function number assigned by the system.
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PCI Bus Number – The PCI bus number.
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Driver Version – The version of the driver installed for the adapter.
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Driver Name – The executable file image name for the driver as it appears in the
Emulex driver download package.
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Firmware Version – The version of Emulex firmware currently active on the
adapter port.
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Discovered Ports – The number of mapped and unmapped ports found during
discovery by the Emulex adapter driver. The mapped ports are targets and the
unmapped ports are non-targets such as switches or adapters.
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Port Type – The current operational mode of the selected adapter’s port.
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OS Device Name – The platform-specific name by which the selected adapter is
known to the operating system.
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Symbolic Node Name – The FC name used to register the driver with the name
server.
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Supported Class of Service – A frame delivery scheme exhibiting a set of
delivery characteristics and attributes. There are three classes of service.
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Class 1 provides a dedicated connection between a pair of ports with
confirmed delivery or notification of non-delivery.
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Class 2 provides a frame switched service with confirmed delivery or
notification of non-delivery.
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Class 3 provides a frame switched service similar to Class 2 but without
notification of frame delivery or non-delivery.
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Supported FC4 Types – A 256-bit (8-word) map of the FC-4 protocol types
supported by the port containing the selected adapter.
Port Status Area
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Link Status – The status of the link on the selected adapter port.
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LinkDown Reason - The reason for the Link Status on the selected port.
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Port Speed – The current port speed of the selected adapter port.
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Bandwidth Limit – The QoS bandwidth restriction on the port.
Viewing FC/FCoE Port Driver Parameters
The Driver Parameter’s tab shows driver parameters for a port.
To view driver parameters for a port:
1. Select a host in the vSphere console tree-view and select the Emulex OneCommand
tab.
2. In the Emulex Device Management tree-view, select the port for which you want to
view driver parameters.
3. Select the Driver Parameters tab.