User`s guide

7 – Setting Up Connections
Configuring Fibre Channel Devices
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The Fibre Channel Port Configuration dialog box displays (see figure 7-3).
Figure 7-3. Fibre Channel Port Configuration Dialog Box
The host name displays in the title bar. The table is a two-dimensional view of
the adapters and devices in the machine. The following information displays:
❑ Node Name. World wide device node name
❑ Port Name. World wide device port name
❑ Adapter n (State/Topo/Bind/ID). The adapter cell in the table represents a
path from the adapter to the device. The Bind and ID options are not
displayed on Novell NetWare systems.
Adapter cell information consists of the following:
❑ State. The state of the adapter, which can be Visible, Hidden, or
Unconfigured.
❑ Topo. Short for topology, which is either Fabric (the device is in the fabric)
or Local (the device is on the local loop).
❑ Bind. When this check box is selected, the path is configured and bound
it to the target ID. When this check box is cleared, this path is
unconfigured.
❑ ID. This drop-down box shows the available target IDs for the target.