Uplink ports and uplink port states

Physical port of the interconnect module is assigned to the uplink set.

When adding uplink ports, a menu of available uplink ports is displayed.

Port states

The following are the possible states for the uplink port.

Linked

Uplink port is linked with, typically, a top-of-rack port.

Linked standby

Ethernet networks status. For FCoE uplink sets, this state indicates that there are only FCoE networks and no Ethernet networks present in the uplink set. If there is a defined Ethernet network in the uplink set, the status displays Linked active, FCoE active.

Unlinked

Uplink port is not linked with, typically, a top-of-rack port.

Disabled

The port has been disabled from the Edit interconnect screen.

FCoE

Active if the FCoE network has been defined, uplinks are connected, and an FCoE-capable switch has been configured correctly.

None if the FCoE network has been defined and uplinks are connected, but the switch is not FCoE-capable or has not been configured correctly.

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