Storage System Ports

StoreServ Storage systems

Use the View selector to display this screen.

Status icon

Icon indicating the status of the storage port.

Port

Port number.

Label

Label for the port, if any.

Protocol

Protocol for the port. Either FC for Fibre Channel or FCoE for Fibre Channel over Ethernet.

Expected SAN/Network

SAN or network to which you want to connect the storage system port.

Best practice: Use the Auto setting. Once cabling is complete, the actual SAN will be set and the expected SAN will be set based on the actual SAN. You must do this because unmanaged direct attach networks are not listed in the expected SAN/network menu.

If you do not want the appliance to manage a port, set the expected network to none.

Actual SAN

SAN or network to which the storage system port is connected.

NOTE:

The menu list displays the configured uplinks.

Port Group

The port group the storage port belongs to, otherwise, the default is Auto, which selects a port group automatically.

You can use port groups to specify a set of storage ports to be used when you attach a volume to a server profile

Expanded details

WWPN

Port name.

Partner Port

The port(s), if any, that have been set as a partner to the port using 3PAR software (persistent ports).

Failover State

The failover state of the port. Can be none, failing over, failed over, failed, recovering, partner port failed over, or partner failed.

StoreVirtual Storage systems

Status icon

The icon shows the status of the storage system port.

VIP

The Virtual IP addresses of the storage system.

Network

The network associated with each VIP.