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4 – Managing Switches

Using the Switch Data Window

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The Switch data window entries are listed in Table 4-1.

Table 4-1. Switch Data Window Entries

Entry Description

Summary Group

Switch Type Switch model

First Port Address Switch Fibre Channel address

World Wide Name Switch world wide name

Serial Number Number assigned to each chassis.

Reason for Status The reason for the operational state.

Vendor Switch manufacturer

MAC Address Media Access Control 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 activated on the switch

Operational State Switch operational state: Online, Offline, Diagnostic,

Down

Administrative State Current switch administrative state

Configured Admin State Switch administrative state that is stored in the switch

configuration

Beacon Status Beacon status. Switch LEDs are blinking (On) or not

(off).

Status Group