Using the operator panel to display Fibre Channel port status

Complete this task to display Fibre Channel port status using the operator panel.

About this task

To view the status of Fibre Channel ports that are located in the LTO Ultrium and 3592 tape drives in the TS3500 tape library, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. From the library's Activity touchscreen, press MENU —> Settings —> Fibre Ports —> Display Fibre Port Status —> ENTER.
    The Display Fibre Port Status screen displays with the locations of the drives in the library and their status.
    Display Fibre Port Status              Panel 0137

Key: F=Frame, R=Row, P=Port

[F01,R01]      No Light Detected
[F01,R02]      Negotiating Link
[F01,R07]      1Gb/s L Port
[F01,R08]      Not Supported
[F01,R09]      1Gb/s N Port
[F03,R01,P0]   Unavailable
[F03,R02,P1]   Unavailable
[F03,R03,P0]   1Gb/s L Port
[F03,R03,P1]   2Gb/s N Port

[BACK]   [  UP  ]   [DOWN]

    The screen includes the following settings.

    No Light Detected
    No light is detected by the drive on this port.
    Negotiating Link
    A link has been established with the fabric or loop, but has not yet completed.
    1Gb/s L Port
    An L Port connection has been established at the rate of 1 gigabit per second.
    1Gb/s N Port
    An N Port connection has been established at the rate of 1 gigabit per second.
    2Gb/s L Port
    An L Port connection has been established at the rate of 2 gigabits per second.
    2Gb/s N Port
    An N Port connection has been established at the rate of 2 gigabits per second.
    4Gb/s L Port
    An L Port connection has been established at the rate of 4 gigabits per second.
    4Gb/s N Port
    An N Port connection has been established at the rate of 4 gigabits per second.
    8Gb/s L Port
    An L Port connection has been established at the rate of 8 Gigabits per second.
    8Gb/s N Port
    An N Port connection has been established at the rate of 8 Gigabits per second.
    Unavailable
    The library is unable to communicate with a drive. Check the RS-422 connection between the drive and the library.
    Not Supported
    The level of the drive's firmware does not support the reporting of its current fibre port status over the library's drive interface.
  2. Press UP or DOWN to view more drives.
  3. Press BACK until you return to the Activity screen.