Q-Logic SANBOX2-16 Manuel D’Utilisation

5 – Managing Ports
Displaying Port Information

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Administrative Port State

The port state (Online, Offline, 
Diagnostics, or Down) which has been set 
by the user. This state may be different 
from the configured administrative state if 
the user has not saved it in the switch 
configuration. This state is used at the time 
it is set to try to set the port operational 
state. This value is not persistent and will 
be lost on a switch reset.

Operational Port State

The port state that is currently active. This 
value may be different from the 
administrative port state, for example due 
to an error condition.

Configured Administrative Port State

The port state (Online, Offline, 
Diagnostics, or Down) which is saved in 
the switch configuration, either by the user 
or at the factory. This value is persistent; it 
will be maintained during a switch reset, 
and will be used after a reset to set the 
port operational state. 

Logged In

Indicates whether logged in or not.

E Port Connection Status

E_Port connection status. Status can be 
None, Connecting, Connected or Isolated.

E Port Isolation Reason

Why E_Port is isolated. 

MFS Mode

Multiple Frame Sequence bundling status.

I/O Stream Guard

RSCN message suppression status. 
Status can be enabled, disabled, or 
automatically determined by the switch.

Administrative Port Speed

The speed requested by the user.

Operational Port Speed

The speed actually being used by the port.

Max Credits

The maximum number of credits granted 
to a port that can be used when extending 
port credits.

Device Scan

Device scan status. Enabled means the 
switch queries the connected device 
during login for FC-4 descriptor 
information.