Port
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The card port number.
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Port Name
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The port name.
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Admin State
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The port administration state. Choosing an administrative state from the drop-down list and clicking Apply changes the port's service state unless network conditions prevent the change. Admin states include:
IS-Puts the port in-service. The port service state changes to IS-NR.
OOS,DSBLD-Removes the port from service and disables it. The port
service state changes to OOS-MA,DSBLD.
OOS,MT-Removes the port from service for maintenance. The port service
state changes to OOS-MA,MT.
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Service State
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An autonomously generated state that gives the overall condition of the port. Service states appear in the format: Primary State-Primary State Qualifier, Secondary State. Port service states include:
IS-NR-(In-Service and Normal) The port is fully operational and
performing as provisioned.
OOS-MA,DSBLD-(Out-of-Service and Management, Disabled) The port is
out-of-service and unable to carry traffic.
OOS-MA,MT-(Out-of-Service and Management, Maintenance) The port is
out-of-service for maintenance. Alarm reporting is suppressed, but traffic is
carried and loopbacks are allowed.
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Link Rate
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The actual rate of the port.
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Max GBIC Rate
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The maximum Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) rate. If the GBIC does not have this information in the EEPROM, "Contact GBIC vendor" appears.
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Media Type
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Sets the proper payload value for the Transparent Generic Framing Protocol (GFP)-T frames. Possible values are Fibre Channel - 1 Gbps, Fibre Channel - 2 Gbps, FICON 1 Gbps, FICON 2 Gbps, or Unknown.
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Link Recovery
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Enables or disables link recovery if a local port is inoperable. If enabled, a link reset occurs when there is a loss of transport from a cross-connect switch, protection switch, or an upgrade.
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Apply
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Applies changes made to the fields in the tab.
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Reset
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Cancels any changes to the tab and returns the fields to their last-saved settings.
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Help
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Displays context-sensitive help.
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