The information displayed in SANbox with E_Ports data windows depends on which data window is selected.
Name Server Data Window
Displays all devices logged with the name server and their location within the current fabric configuration.
Name Server Data Window
Displays all devices connected to the switch that are logged with the name server.
Target/Initiator |
Device type: target or initiator |
Switch |
Switch name |
Port |
Port number (0 - 15) |
Address |
Fibre Channel address |
Type |
Node type |
Node WWN |
Node worldwide name |
Port WWN |
Port worldwide name |
Vendor |
Host bus adapter vendor |
FC-4 Types |
Device Fibre Channel protocol types |
Active Zones |
Displays the zones (if any) in which Name Server entry is a member. |
Switch Data Window
Displays current network and switch configuration data.
FcAddress |
Switch Fibre Channel address |
World Wide Name |
Switch worldwide name |
Reason for Status |
Additional status information |
User Name |
Name of user |
Login Level |
Security level |
Security Enabled |
User Authentication Security (True/False). If true, the user must enter a valid account name/password combination before gaining access to a switch. |
Vendor |
Switch manufacturer |
Flash Version |
Active firmware version |
Inactive Flash Version |
Inactive firmware version |
Pending Flash Version |
Firmware version that will be activated at the next reset |
PROM/Flasher Version |
PROM firmware version |
MAC Address |
Media Access Control address |
IP Address |
Internet Protocol Address |
Subnet Mask |
Mask that determines the IP address subnet |
Gateway |
Gateway address |
Negotiated Domain ID |
The domain ID currently being used by the fabric |
Configured Domain ID |
The domain ID defined by network administrator |
Domain ID Lock |
Domain ID lock status. Prevents (True) or permits (False) dynamic domain ID reassignment. |
Number of Ports |
Number of ports on the switch |
Switch Type |
Switch model |
Operational State |
Switch operational state: Online, Offline, Diagnostic |
Administrative State |
Switch administrative state: Online, Offline, Diagnostic |
MFS Timeout |
Multi-frame sequencing timeout value |
RA Timeout |
Resource allocation timeout value |
ED Timeout |
Error detect timeout value |
FC-SW-2 Auto Save |
Zoning auto save status. Saves zoning updates in temporary and permanent memory (True) or only in temporary memory (False). |
FC-SW-2 Compliant |
Zoning merge status. If True, changes to the active zone set are propagated throughout the fabric. If False, changes to the zoning database are propagated throughout the fabric. |
Zoning Default Visibility |
Zoning visibility status. Permits (All) or prevents (None) communication with other switches in the absence of an active zone set. |
Legacy Address Format |
Legacy port addressing status. Enabled only for interoperability with non-FC-SW-2 switches. |
Temperature |
Internal switch temperature (in Celsius) |
Fan 1 Status |
Fan 1 Status |
Fan 2 Status |
Fan 2 Status |
Fan 3 Status |
Fan 3 Status |
Power Supply 1 Status |
Power Supply 1 Status |
Power Supply 2 Status |
Power Supply 2 Status |
Beacon Status |
Whether LEDs on switch are blinking |
Broadcast Support |
Whether broadcast support is enabled or disabled |
Inband Enabled |
Inband management status. Permits (True) or prevents (False) a switch from being managed over an ISL. |
Temperature Failure Port Shutdown |
Port shutdown status. If True, all ports are downed when the switch temperature exceeds the Failure Temperature. If False, port operational states remain unchanged. |
Warning Temperature |
Warning temperature threshold in °C above which a warning condition alarm is generated. |
Failure Temperature |
Failure temperature threshold in °C above which a failure condition alarm is generated. |
Port Statistics Data Window
Displays port performance data for the selected port.
The Port Statistics pull-down menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different ways to view detailed port information. Choose the down arrow to open the pull-down menu. Open the pull-down menu and select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch reset. Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period. Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set. When viewing baseline statistics, choose the Clear Baseline button to set the current baseline.
Start Time |
The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The start time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time for the Rate view is the beginning of polling interval. The start time for the Baseline view is the last time the baseline was set. |
End Time |
The last time the statistics were updated on the display. |
Total Time |
Total time period from start time to end time |
In Frames |
Number of frames received by this port |
Out Frames |
Number of frames transmitted by this port |
Discarded Frames |
Number of fabric busy (F_BSY) frames generated by this port in response to incoming frames. This usually indicates a busy condition on the fabric or N_port that is preventing delivery of this frame. |
Busy Frames |
Number of times the switch sent a P_BSY because Class 2 frame could not be delivered within ED_TOV time. Number of class 2 and class 3 fabric busy (F_BSY) frames generated by this port in response to incoming frames. This usually indicates a busy condition on the fabric or N_port that is preventing delivery of this frame. |
Rejected Frames |
Number of frames from devices that have been rejected |
Sync Losses |
Number of synchronization losses (>100 ms) detected by this port. A loss of synchronization is detected by receipt of an invalid transmission word. |
Protocol Errors |
Number of primitive sequence protocol errors. An error indicates that a sequence protocol violates the FC-2 signaling protocol. |
Invalid Tx Words Recv |
Number of invalid transmission words detected during decoding. Decoding is from the 10-bit characters and special K characters. |
CRC Errors |
Number of invalid Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) frames detected |
Delimiter Errors |
Number of delimiter errors detected. Delimiters, such as SOFc3 (start of frame, class 3), EOFn (end of frame), or others, are improper or invalid. |
Address ID Errors |
Number of address identifiers (S_ID, D_ID) found to be in error |
Link Reset In |
Number of link reset primitives received from an attached device |
Link Reset Out |
Number of link reset primitives sent from this port to an attached port |
OLS In |
Number of offline sequences received. An OLS is issued for link initialization, a Receive & Recognize Not_Operational (NOS) state, or to enter the offline state. |
OLS Out |
Number of offline sequences issued by this port. An OLS is issued for link initialization, a Receive & Recognize Not_Operational (NOS) state, or to enter the offline state. The switch may issue an OLS to perform offline diagnostics or to power down. |
Total LIP Recv |
Number of loop initialization primitive frames received. |
LIPF7F7 |
A loop initialization primitive frame used to acquire a valid AL_PA. |
LIPF8F7 |
A loop initialization primitive frame used to indicate that a loop failure has been detected at the receiver. |
LIP7ALPS |
This LIP is used to reinitialize the loop. An L_port, identified by AL_PS, may have noticed a performance degradation and is trying to restore the loop. |
LIP8ALPS |
This LIP denotes a loop failure detected by the L_port identified by AL_PS. |
LIP ALPD ALPS |
Number of F7, AL_PS LIPs, or AL_PD (vendor specific) resets performed |
AI Init Errors |
Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization failed |
AI Init Attempts |
Incremented each time the port begins AL initialization |
LIF Flow Cntrl Errors |
Internal error for factory use only |
Short Frame Errors |
Number of times a frame shorter than 36 bytes was received |
Long Frame Errors |
Number of times a frame longer than the maximum frame size was received |
Smoothing Overflow Errors |
Number of times that a violation of FC rules on the incoming signal were detected. An example of a violation would be an insufficient number of idles were received between frames. |
Loss of Signal |
Number of signal losses detected for this port |
Laser Faults |
Number of times a laser fault was detected |
Sync Lost |
Number of synchronization losses. Loss of synchronization is detected through reception of invalid transmission words on the port. |
LISM Failed |
The LISM primitive is used to select a temporary loop master for initialization. This counter shows the number of times the switch was unable to establish itself as the loop master. |
Loop Init Failed |
Loop failed to initialize properly |
Retry LIPs |
Number of repeated LIPs |
LOF Timeout ELS |
Loss Of Frame Timeout Extended Link Service. Usually means the device has not issued a buffered credit allowing deliver of the frame. |
LOF Timeouts |
Number of times the switch was unable to transmit a frame within the R_T_TOV value. |
LIP During Init |
Number of times the switch received a LIP while it was already in the initialization state. |
Opn Returns |
Number of times that a device on the loop didn’t accept an open primitive. This usually indicates a device error. |
Port Information Data Window
Displays port detail information for the selected port.
Port Address |
Port Fibre Channel address |
Administrative Port Mode |
Port mode before auto-configuration occurs |
Operational Port Mode |
Current port mode |
Administrative Port State |
Port state before auto-configuration occurs |
Operational Port State |
Current port state |
Logged In |
Indicates whether logged in or not |
E Port Connection Status |
Indicates if the selected port has an established E_Port connection |
E Port Isolation Reason |
The event causing the E_Port to become isolated |
MFS Mode |
Port tuning indicator |
I/O Stream Guard |
Whether RSCN suppression is enabled or disabled |
TL Mode |
Indicates if TL target or TL initiator is being used |
Ext. Credit Mode |
Whether extended credits have been requested for ports |
Medium |
Type of interface connector (longwave optical, shortwave optical, DB9 copper, HSSDC copper) |
Configured Zonesets Data Window
Displays all zone sets, zones, and zone membership in the zoning database.
Statistics Data Window Entries
Displays switch details and performance data for all ports.
Start Time |
N/A |
End Time |
N/A |
Total Time |
N/A |
ASIC Count |
Number of ASICs on the switch. |
Out of Buffers |
Number of large frames that have been sent by this switch. |
Out of SBuffers |
Number of small frames that have been sent by this switch. |
Switch Resets |
Number of times the switch has been reset since the last restoration of factory defaults. |
Intr Low Buffers ASIC # |
Number of times a low buffer condition has occurred on a specific ASIC. |
Cof Parity ASIC # |
Parity error detected during reading of the frame in the CPORT Out FIFO (COF) for the specified ASIC. A non-zero value may indicate an internal problem with the switch. |
Cof Parity CRC # |
Internal switch counter that tracks errors during frame outputs from the specified ASIC. A non-zero value may indicate an internal problem with the switch. |
Frame Bus Errors ASIC # Port # |
Errors detected in the data being sent over the frame bus between ASICs. A non-zero value may indicate an internal problem with the switch. |
Internal Parity ASIC # Port # |
Parity error detected with data transfer internal to the switch. A non-zero value may indicate an internal problem with the switch. |
Trap Log Data Window
Displays network and switch event information.