HP Surestore 64 Director Switch User Manual

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Port Operational States

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Operational

Off

Off

Yellow
Triangle

The director port is receiving the Fibre
Channel not operational sequence (NOS),
indicating that the attached device is not
operational.

Online

On

Off

None

The attached device has successfully
connected to the director and is ready to
communicate or is in the process of
communicating with other attached devices.
As long as the port remains online, the
green port LED remains illuminated. Note
that on the actual port in the unit, the green
LED blinks when there is active Fibre
Channel traffic through the port.

Offline

Off

Off

None

The director port was configured as
“blocked” and is transmitting the Fibre
Channel OLS to the attached device.

Off

Off

Yellow
Triangle

The director port was configured as
“unblocked” and is receiving the Fibre
Channel OLS, indicating that the attached
device is offline.

Port Failure

Off

On

Red and
Yellow
Blinking
Diamond

The director port has failed and requires
service. The amber LED for the port
remains illuminated.

Segmented
E_Port

On

Off

Yellow
Triangle

The E_Port is segmented preventing the
two fabrics from joining (this only occurs
when two directors are connected to each
other). Display the Port Properties dialog
box to view the segmentation reason.

Table 3

Port States and Indicators (cont’d)

Port Indicators

Port State

Green

Amber

Alert
Indicator

Description

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