HP Systems Insight Manager (HP SIM) displays port types for storage systems. If the values are supplied by a storage system's SMI-S provider, the port link technology and port type are displayed.
The possible port link technologies are Unknown, Other, Ethernet, IB, FC, FDDI, ATM, Token Ring, Frame Relay, Infrared, BlueTooth, and Wireless LAN.
The port type is displayed if it is one of the following:
N-Port. A node port.
NL-Port. A node port that supports Fibre Channel arbitrated loop (FC-AL),
E-Port An expansion port that connects fabric elements (for example, FC switches).
F-Port. A fabric (element) port.
FL-Port. A fabric (element) port that supports FC-AL.
B-Port. A bridge.
G-Port. A generic port.
Other. Any port type that does not fit the previously described categories.