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HP Systems Insight Manager Technical Reference Guide

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Port Types

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»Identity Tab for Servers
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»VM Performance Tab for Hosts
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»Identity Tab for Clusters
»Identity Tab for a Complex
»Identity Tab for Partitions
»Identity Tab for a Storage Host
»Identity Tab for a Storage Switch
»Identity Tab for a Storage Array
»Identity Tab for a Tape Library
Port Types
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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.

Related Topics

» System Page - Identity Tab for a Tape Library
» System Page - Identity Tab for a Storage Switch
» System Page - Identity Tab for a Storage Host
» System Page - Identity Tab for a Storage Array