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82 HP StorageWorks 2/8q Fibre Channel Switch Management User Guide
Port Statistics data window
The Port Statistics data window displays statistics about port performance. To open the Port
Statistics window, select one or more ports in the faceplate display, and then click the Port
Stats tab below the data window. Table 23 describes the Port Statistics data window entries.
The Statistics menu is available on the Port Statistics data window, and provides different
ways to view detailed port information. Click the down arrow to open the menu. Open the
menu and then select Absolute to view the total count of statistics since the last switch or port
reset. Select Rate to view the number of statistics counted per second over the polling period.
Select Baseline to view the total count of statistics since the last time the baseline was set.
When viewing baseline statistics, click Clear Baseline to set the current baseline. The
baseline is also set when the switch status changes from unreachable to reachable.
Table 22: Port/transceiver states
State Description
Optical SFP, Online (Green)
Optical SFP, Offline (Gray)
None Empty port, no transceiver installed
Table 23: Port Statistics data window entries
Entry Description
Start Time The beginning of the period over which the statistics apply. The start
time for the Absolute view is not applicable. The start time for the Rate
view is the beginning of polling interval. The start time for the Baseline
view is the last time the baseline was set.
End Time The last time the statistics were updated on the display.
Total Time Total time period from start time to end time.
Al Init Number of times the port entered the initialization state.
AL Init Error Number of times the port entered initialization and the initialization
failed. Increments count when port has a sync loss.
Bad Frames Number of frames that were truncated due to a loss of sync or the
frame did not end with an EOF.
Class 3 Frames In Number of class 3 frames received by this port.
Class 3 Frames Out Number of class 3 frames transmitted by this port.
Class 3 Toss Number of class 3 sequences discarded by this port. A sequence can
be discarded because of detection of a missing frame (based on
SEQ_CNT), detection of an E_D_TOV timeout, receiving a reject
frame, receiving frames for a stopped sequence, or other causes.
Class 3 Words In Number of class 3 words received by this port.
Class 3 Words Out Number of class 3 words transmitted by this port.
Decode Errors Number of invalid transmission words detected during decoding.
Decoding is from the 10-bit characters and special K characters.
Ep Connects Number of E_Port logins.