Data window tabs control the set of data fields displayed in the data windows.
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 switch details and performance data for selected ports. To open the Port Statistics data window, choose the Port Statistics tab below the data window in the faceplate display.
The Port Statistics pull-down menu (between switch graphic and data windows) 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 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 |
Login Count |
Number of logins that have occurred on the switch |
Logout Count |
Number of logouts that have occurred on the switch |
Al Init Count |
Number of times the port entered the initialization state |
Invalid Destination Address |
Number of address identifier (S_ID, D_ID) errors. AL_PA equals 0 on FL_Port or non-zero AL_PA found on F_Port. |
Total LIP Received |
Number of loop initialization primitive frames received |
LIP F7F7 Count |
A loop initialization primitive frame used to acquire an AL_PA |
LIP F8F7 Count |
Currently not used |
LIP F7AIPs Count |
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. |
LIP F8AIPs Count |
This LIP denotes a loop failure detected by the L_port identified by AL_PS |
LIP AIPdAIPs Count |
Number of F7, AL_PS LIPs, or AL_PD (vendor specific) resets performed. |
AL Init Errors |
Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization failed. Increments count when port has a sync loss. |
Class 2 In Frames |
Number of class 2 frames received by this port |
Class 2 Out Frames |
Number of class 2 frames transmitted by this port |
Class 2 Words In |
Number of class 2 words received by this port |
Class 2 Words Out |
Number of class 2 words transmitted by this port |
Class 3 In Frames |
Number of class 3 frames received by this port |
Class 3 Out Frames |
Number of class 3 frames transmitted by this port |
Class 3 Words In |
Number of class 3 words received by this port |
Class 3 Words Out |
Number of class 3 words transmitted by this port |
Decode Error Count |
Number of invalid transmission words detected during decoding. Decoding is from the 10-bit characters and special K characters. |
Loss Of Sync Count |
Number of synchronization losses (>100 ms) detected by this port. A loss of synchronization is detected by receipt of an invalid transmission word. |
Invalid CRC Count |
Number of invalid Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) frames detected |
Tx Wait Count |
Number of times the port entered a wait state because it didn't receive credit to transmit from the attached device. |
Class 3 Toss Count |
Number of class 2 and class 3 sequences that were discarded by this port. A sequence can be discarded because of detection of a missing frame (based on SEQ_CNT), detection of an E_D_TOV timeout, receiving a reject frame, receiving frames for a stopped sequence, or other causes. |
FReject Count |
Number of frames, from devices, that have been rejected. Frames can be rejected for any of a large number of reasons. |
FBusy Count |
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. |
Primitive Sequence Errors |
Number of bad primitives received by the port |
Rx Link Resets |
Number of link reset primitives received from an attached device |
Tx Link Resets |
Number of link reset primitives sent from this port to an attached port |
Rx Offline Sequences |
Number of offline sequence primitives received by the port |
Tx Offline Sequences |
Number of offline primitives transmitted by the port |
Total Errors |
Total number of primitive and non-primitive port link errors |
Total Tx Frames |
Total number of frames transmitted by the port |
Total Rx Frames |
Total number of frames received by the port |
Total Tx Words |
Total number of words transmitted by the port |
Total Rx Words |
Total number of words received by the port |
Total Link Resets |
Number of link-reset primitives the transmitted by the port |
Total Offline Sequences |
Total number of offline sequences transmitted and received by the port |
Flow Error Count |
Number of times a frame is received and all the switch ports receive buffers are full. The normal Fabric Login exchange of flow control credit should prevent this from occurring. The frame will be discarded. |
LP_TOV Timeout Count |
Number of loop timeouts. |
E_Port Connections |
Number of E_Port logins |
Framing Errors |
Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the frame didn't end with an EOF. |
Port Information Data Window
Displays port detail information for the selected ports. To open the Port Information data window, choose the Port Info tab below the data window in the faceplate display.
Port Address |
Port Fibre Channel address |
Administrative Port Mode |
The port mode before auto-configuration occurs |
Operational Port Mode |
The current port mode |
Administrative Port State |
The port state before auto-configuration occurs |
Operational Port State |
The current port state |
Configured Administrative Port State |
Port administrative state that is stored in the switch configuration |
Logged In |
Indicates whether logged in or not |
E Port Connection Status |
Whether E_Port connection is enabled |
E Port Isolation Status |
Why E_Port is isolated |
MFS Mode |
Port tuning indicator |
I/O Stream Guard |
Whether RSCN suppression is enabled or disabled |
Administrative Port Speed |
The speed requested by the user |
Operational Port Speed |
The speed actually being used by the port |
TL Mode |
Indicates if TL target or TL initiator is being used |
BB Credits |
Whether buffer-to-buffer credits have been set |
Symbolic Name |
Port symbolic name |
Ext Credits Requested |
Whether extended credits have been requested for ports |
Medium |
The transceiver type |
Blade Information Data Window
The Blade Information data window displays information for the selected I/O blades. The Blade Info data window assigns blade numbers 0–7 to slot numbers 1–4 and 6–9. The SANbox2-64 switch numbers its slots from 0–10 from left to right. I/O blades occupy slots 1–4 and 6–9.
Ports are numbered from 0–7 from top to bottom in slot 1, 8–15 in slot 2, and so on to 56–63 in slot 9. To open the Blade Information data window, choose the Blade Info tab below the data window in the faceplate display.
State |
Functional status |
Configured Administrative State |
I/O blade administrative state stored in the switch configuration |
Operational Administrative State |
I/O blade operational state: online, offline, or diagnostics |
Diagnostic Status |
Results of the most recent diagnostic test |
Temperature Status |
Operational status based on internal temperature |
Credit Pool |
Number of credits in the credit pool |
Configured Zonesets Data Window
The Configured Zonesets data window displays a graphical representation of all zone sets, zones, and zone membership in the zoning database. To open the Configured Zonesets data window, choose the Configured Zonesets tab below the data window in the faceplate display.
Alarm Log Data Window
The Alarm Log data window displays switch event information. To open the Alarm Log data window, choose the Alarm Log tab below the data window in the faceplate display.
Time Stamp |
The time the event occurred. |
Alarm Type |
The configured alarm type. |
Description |
Additional information about the alarm. |