Viewing the state of the fibre-channel ports

You can view the state of the fibre-channel ports from the Viewing Fibre Channel Port Details panel.

This task assumes that you have already launched the SAN Volume Controller Console.

Complete the following steps to view the status of the fibre-channel ports:

  1. Click Work with Nodes > Nodes in the portfolio. The Viewing Nodes panel is displayed.
  2. Click the name of the node for which you want to view port status. The Viewing General Details panel is displayed.
  3. Click Fibre Channel Ports to view the status of the ports and the worldwide port name (WWPN) details. The Viewing Fibre Channel Port Details panel is displayed. The following states are possible:
    Failure
    Indicates that an error condition exists on this port.
    Online
    Indicates that the port is active.
    Offline
    Indicates that the port is inactive or has failed.
    Not Present
    Indicates that the port is not installed.
    Unknown
    Indicates that the node state cannot be determined.
  4. Click Close to close the panel.
Parent topic: Monitoring nodes
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