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McDATA Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
Monitoring and Managing the Switch
The 3-byte address of the node or the ALPA for private loop
devices.
• Port WWN
Port world-wide name of the attached device.
• Port Nickname
Nickname for the port WWN. Must be configured to display.
• Node WWN
Node world-wide name of the attached device. Must be
configured to display.
• Node Nickname
Nickname for the node WWN.
• Unit Type
Refer to Unit Type on page 2-27 in Node List View.
• Node Port Number
Physical port number on the attached node (if supplied by the
device).
• Buffer to Buffer Credit
The buffer-to-buffer credits that the attached node has available.
These credits determine the maximum number of frames a port
can transmit without receiving a receive ready signal from the
receiving device.
• Class of Service
Class of service. This can be class 2, class 3, or both.
• Data Field Size
Data field size. This is the largest size of Fibre Channel frame the
node will process. The size is negotiated with the attached device.
NOTE: Node Properties is also available from the menu that displays when
you right-click a port’s row in the Port List View or on a port’s bar graph in the
Performance View.