Port Condition window

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 the Port Condition window.


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 Conditions

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


Item	Description
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: 2 GBps 4 GBps 8 GBps 10 GBps 16 GBps If Auto is set for Port Speed in the Edit Ports window, this item is displayed as follows: Auto (2 GBps) Auto (4 GBps) Auto (8 GBps) Auto (16 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 Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200, G400, G600 Provisioning Guide.