Port Condition window

System Administrator Guide for VSP 5000 Series
Version
90-08-8x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-98RD9009-13


You can switch between information about DKC-0 and DKC-1 through DKC-5 with a tab. When DKC-2 through DKC-5 are not installed, the target tab is not displayed.

Note:
  • Ports not allocated to the user are indicated with Not Available.
  • Except for the Condition column, there may be a difference between the actual device configuration and the displayed information depending on the update timing of the storage system.

Refresh: Updates the window display to the latest status.

Number of Ports

Item

Description

Available (Connected)

Number of ports in use

Available (Not Connected)

Number of ports that are installed but not in use

Not Available

Total number of ports that are installed but blocked

Not Installed

Ports not installed

Port Condition

Item

Description

Channel Board

Name of the channel board (Channel board is also called a front-end director.)

Board Type

Type of the channel board

Port ID

Port identifier, for example: 4HF32R (Fibre), 2HS10S (iSCSI), 4Mx32 (Mfibre)

Attribute

Port attribute

  • Channel board type is Fibre: Target, Bidirectional, HTP, or FNP
  • When no port is assigned to the user, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

Condition

Port Condition icon and port status

  • Available (Connected): The port is installed and in use.
  • Available (Not Connected): The port is installed and available
  • Not Installed: The port is either not installed or cannot be used.
  • Not Available: The port is either blocked or not assigned to the user.

Speed

Data transfer speed of the port is displayed in gigabits per second as follows:

  • 1 Gbps
  • 2 Gbps
  • 4 Gbps
  • 8 Gbps
  • 10 Gbps
  • 16 Gbps
  • 32 Gbps

If Auto is set for Port Speed in the Edit Ports window, this item is displayed as follows:

  • Auto (1 Gbps)
  • Auto (2 Gbps)
  • Auto (4 Gbps)
  • Auto (8 Gbps)
  • Auto (10 Gbps)
  • Auto (16 Gbps)
  • Auto (32 Gbps)

The values in the parentheses are set by the storage system. If linkup is not made, a hyphen (-) is displayed.

A hyphen (-) is displayed for the ports not assigned to the user.

For details of the Edit Ports window, see the Provisioning Guide.

For information about the availability of the 32 Gbps SFPs, contact customer support.

SFP Data Transfer Rate

Displays the maximum transfer rate of SFP that the mounted package supports.

If a hyphen (-) is displayed, you can confirm the SFP maximum data transfer rate by checking the channel board type displayed in Board Type:

  • 4Mx16 (Mfibre): 16 Gbps
  • 4Mx32 (Mfibre): 32 Gbps

WWN/iSCSI Name

WWN/iSCSI name of the port

Export

Displays a window for outputting table information

Edit Mainframe Fibre Ports

Opens the Edit Ports window used to set FICON® ports.