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Connectrix DS-32M2 User Guide
Monitoring and Managing the Switch
◆ Block Config — Blocked/unblocked configuration of the port as
set through one of these:
• The Configure Ports dialog box.
• The Block Port option available through:
– Port right-click menus in the hardware view
– Port row right-click menus in the Port List view
– Port bar graph right-click menus in the Performance view
Possible states are:
• Blocked — Devices communicating with the port are
prevented from logging into the switch or communicating
with other devices attached to switch ports. A blocked port
continuously transmits OLS.
• Unblocked — Devices communicating with the port can log
in to the switch and communicate with devices attached to
any other unblocked port in the same zone.
◆ State — Can be any of the following:
• No Light
• Online
• Offline
• Beaconing
• Link Reset
• Not Operational
• Not Installed
• Invalid Attachment
• Port Failure
• Segmented E_Port
• Link Incident
• Te sti n g
• Inactive
For more information on these states and corresponding alert
symbol and LED indicator operations in the Hardware view, refer
to Port Operational States on page 4-35.
◆ Type:
• F_Port if an N_Port is attached
• E_Port if another E_Port is attached
• G_Port if the port is capable of acting as either an F_Port or an
E_Port, but nothing is currently attached
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