SANbox Faceplate Display Data Windows

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.

 

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