Texas Memory Systems RAM-SAN 520 User Manual
5.13 status [port]
The status command provides an overview of the RAM-SAN including Ethernet information, memory size, and the state of
the Fibre Channel ports. The following output shows a sample status screen:
ram-san> status
the Fibre Channel ports. The following output shows a sample status screen:
ram-san> status
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RAM-SAN Monitor version 1.00
Ethernet address: 00:20:c2:00:07:f1
Ethernet IP: 192.94.231.201
Total memory size: 8192 MB - Ready
port 1: ---
port 2: offline
port 3: ---
port 4: ---
port 5: 10:05:00:20:c2:00:07:f1 online F-port
port 6: ---
port 7: ---
port 8: ---
port 9: no light
port 10: ---
port 11: ---
port 12: online no login
port 13: ---
port 14: 10:05:00:20:c2:00:07:f1 online N-port
port 15: ---
ram-san>
The first few lines display the current firmware revision for the management port and the Ethernet settings associated with
this RAM-SAN. The following lines show the location of the Fibre Channel ports. There are five Fibre Channels in this
RAM-SAN located in ports 2, 5, 9, 12, and 14. You can also see that this is an eight-gigabyte system. Following the
memory size is either the word “Initializing” or “Ready”. The box must check and initializing the system memory during
power-up. Therefore, all Fibre Channel port are left offline and the word “Initializing” is displayed. Once the memory
initialization is complete, the word “Ready” is displayed, and the RAM-SAN is ready for use.
Each port has a line that describes the current state of the Fibre Channel port. The string ‘---‘ means that no Fibre Channel
port exists in that location. The first column describes the line state of the port. A ‘no light’ string means that a signal is not
being detected by the receiver. ‘Offline’ means that a signal has been detected but the low level link-up has not been made.
An ‘online’ port is one that has recognized another Fibre Channel device on the other end of the connection. The second
column describes the type of RAM-SAN connection port. ‘No login’ means that a link has been established but the other
type of port is not yet known. An ‘F-port’ means that the RAM-SAN is connected to a fabric on that particular port, while an
‘N-port’ means a point-to-point connection with an HBA has been made. The last column is the port name (world-wide
name) for the port directly connected to the RAM-SAN.
The status command may also take a port number for a parameter. Entering this parameter results in a display for an
individual port. All of the above information is displayed for the port along with other descriptive data such as the world
wide name of the port connected to the RAM-SAN.
RAM-SAN User’s Guide
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