Port Condition window

Note
  • Ports not allocated to the user are indicated with Not Available.
  • Except for the Condition column, there may be a difference between the actual device configuration and the displayed information depending on the update timing of the storage system.

Refresh: Updates the window display to the latest status.

Number of Ports

The following table describes the fields and settings in Number of Ports.

Item

Description

Available (Connected)

Number of ports in use

Available (Not Connected)

Number of ports that are installed but not in use

Not Available

Total number of ports that are installed but blocked, plus the ports that are not assigned to the user

Not Installed

Ports not installed

Port Condition

The following table describes the fields and settings in the Port Condition window.

Item

Description

Controller Chassis

Switches the display to the controller chassis. If no channel board box is connected, this button is not displayed.

Channel Board Box

Switches the display to the channel board box. If no channel board box is connected, this button is not displayed.

Channel Board

Name of the channel board

Board Type

Type of the channel board

Port ID

Name of the port

Condition

Port Condition icon and port status

  • Available (Connected): The port is installed and in use.
  • Available (Not Connected): The port is installed and available
  • Not Installed: The port is either not installed or cannot be used.
  • Not Available: The port is either blocked or not assigned to the user.

Speed

Data transfer speed of the port is displayed in gigabits per second as follows:

  • 1 Gbps
  • 2 Gbps
  • 4 Gbps
  • 8 Gbps
  • 10 Gbps
  • 16 Gbps
  • 32 Gbps

If Auto is set for Port Speed in the Edit Ports window, this item is displayed as follows:

  • Auto (1 Gbps)
  • Auto (2 Gbps)
  • Auto (4 Gbps)
  • Auto (8 Gbps)
  • Auto (10 Gbps)
  • Auto (16 Gbps)
  • Auto (32 Gbps)

The values in the parentheses are set by the storage system. If linkup is not made, a hyphen (-) displays.

A hyphen (-) displays for the ports not assigned to the user.

For details of the Edit Ports window, see the Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600, G800 Provisioning Guide.

For information about the availability of the 32 Gbps SFPs, contact customer support.

SFP Data Transfer Rate

Displays the maximum transfer rate of SFP which the mounted package supports.

WWN/iSCSI Name

WWN/iSCSI name of the port

Export

Displays a window for outputting table information