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• Port Name—User-defined port name or description. See ”Configuring ports” on page 107 for
instructions.
• Type—Displayed the port type, as follows:
• G_Port—Displayed if nothing is logged into the port or the port is configured to be a G_Port.
• F_Port—Displayed if a device is logged into the port or the port is configured to be an
F_Port.
• E_Port—Displayed if the port is connected to another switch’s E_Port through an ISL or the
port is configured to be an E_Port.
• FL_Port—Displayed if a loop device is logged into the port.
• FX_Port—Displayed if the port is configured to be an FX_Port.
• GX_Port— Displayed if the port is configured to be a GX_Port.
• Operating speed—Displayed the current data speed for the port as 1 Gig, 2 Gig, or Not
Established. Not Established is displayed if Negotiate has been set for the port through the
Configure Ports dialog box and the data speed has not been resolved between the port and the
attached device, or if the port and device are not communicating.
• Fibre Channel Address—The switch’s Fibre Channel address.
• Port WWN—The port’s 16-digit World Wide Name (WWN).
• Attached Port WWN—The WWN of the node logged into the port.
• Block configuration—Blocked or unblocked. Operation can be blocked or unblocked using
any of the following methods:
• Through the Configure Ports dialog box. See ”Configuring ports” on page 107 for
instructions.
• Right-click a port in the Hardware view, a port’s row in the Port List view, or a port bar graph
in the Performance view, and click Block Port.
•Select Product > Port > Block Port. This option is available from the Hardware view, the
Port List view, or the Performance view.
• RX BB Credits—Indicates a switch that supports BB credit configuration.
• 10-100 km configuration—Extended distance buffering. This can be enabled or disabled
for the port through the Configure Ports dialog box. See ”Configuring ports” on page 107 for
instructions. This option only is displayed when you enable extended distance for a port.
Otherwise, RX BB Credits is displayed.
• Logged In ID–Indicates the number of switch Domain IDs that have logged in.
• LIN Alerts configuration—Indicates whether LIN alerts are enabled or disabled. LIN alerts
can be configured through the Configure Ports dialog box. The default is for the LIN alerts to be
enabled.
• Beaconing—Indicates the beaconing status for the port. To enable or disable beaconing,
right-click the port and click Enable Beaconing. (A port in a failed state cannot be set to
beacon.)
• Link incident—Description of the last link incident that occurred on the port.