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FIBRE-to-SAS/SATA RAID SUBSYSTEM
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This screen contains the following details and options:
Field Description
Controller The ID of the controller that the port is located on.
Port ID of the port, they are indexed A and B.
Link State The connection state of the port. This can be either Up or Down.
Address
(ALPA)
Represents the ID of the controller’s port when connected to the
SAN. This may be different to the preferred ALPA (Arbitrated Loop
Physical Address) if it is not possible for the system to retrieve the
requested ALPA when it is connected to the SAN. In fabric and point-to-
point mode this field is referred to as Address. In loop mode it is ALPA.
Preferred
Address
Preferred ALPA that the port on the controller would like to use. The
preferred ALPA is only valid in loop mode. A list of available addresses is
listed in a drop down box.
Link Speed Current link speed of the connection to the port on the controller.
Requested
Speed
Preferred link speed of the connection to the port on the controller. The
actual link speed may be different to this value as this is negotiated
between the controller and the HBA it is connected to.
Topology Displays the connection type of fibre channel connection of the port. The
options are:
 Private loop (NL Port)
 Public loop (NL Port)
 Point to point (N Port)
 Fabric (N Port)
 Non Participating.
Topology -
Requested
The topology of the SAN to which the port will be connected. The
options are:
 Auto
 Loop only (NL Port)
 Point-to-point/Fabric (N Port)
Save
Settings
Save the port settings on the screen.