Viewing the state of Ethernet ports

You can view the state of Ethernet ports for a node that connect to iSCSI hosts.

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

Complete the following steps to view the state of the Ethernet 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 the state of Ethernet ports for the selected node. The Viewing General Details panel is displayed.
  3. Click Ethernet Ports to view the state and details regarding the Ethernet ports that are associated with the selected node. The Viewing Ethernet Port Details panel is displayed. The following states are possible:
    Online
    Indicates that the node Ethernet port is operational, assigned to a cluster, and is connected TCP/IP network.
    Offline
    Indicates that the node Ethernet port is not operational, either having lost connection to the cluster of the TCP/IP network.
    Not Configured
    Indicates that the node Ethernet port is currently not configured.
  4. Click Close to close the panel.
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