FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-320, April 2005)

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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
SANpilot Interface
To obtain port operational information at the SANpilot interface,
inspect parameters at the:
• Monitor Panel - Port List page.
• Monitor Panel - Port Stats page.
• View panel - Port Properties page.
Beaconing Off, On, or
Blinking
Blinking Yellow Triangle The port is beaconing. The amber port LED blinks once every
two seconds to enable users to locate the port.
Invalid
Attachment
On Off Yellow Triangle The port has an invalid attachment. The reason appears in the
Reason field at the Port Properties dialog box.
Link
Incident
Off Off Yellow Triangle A link incident occurred. The alert symbol appears at the
Hardware View and Port List View.
Link Reset Off Off Yellow Triangle The switch and attached device are performing a link reset
operation to recover the link connection. This is a transient
state that should not persist.
No Light Off Off None No signal (light) is received at the switch port. This is a normal
condition when there is no cable attached to the port or when
the attached device is powered off.
Inactive On Off Yellow Triangle The port is inactive. The reason appears in the Reason field at
the Port Properties dialog box.
Not
Installed
Off Off None An optical transceiver is not installed in the switch port.
Not
Operational
Off Off Yellow Triangle The port is receiving the not operational sequence (NOS) from
an attached device.
Port Failure Off On Red and Yellow
Blinking Diamond
The port failed and requires service.
Segmented
E_Port
On Off Yellow Triangle The E_Port is segmented, preventing two connected switches
from joining and forming a multiswitch fabric.The reason
appears in the Reason field of the Port Properties dialog box.
Testing Off
On
Blinking
Blinking
Yellow Triangle
Yellow Triangle
The port is performing an internal loopback test.
The port is performing an external loopback test.
Table 4-1 Port Operational States (continued)
Port
State
Blue/Green
LED
Amber
LED
Alert
Symbol
Description