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McDATA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
Repair Information
• FAN Configuration - User-configured state for fabric address
notification (FAN) configuration (Enabled or Disabled).
• Operational State - Port state (Online, Offline, Not Installed,
Inactive, Invalid Attachment, Link Reset, No Light, Not Operational,
Port Failure, Segmented E_Port, Disabled, or Testing).
• Reason - A summary appears describing the reason if the port
state is Segmented E_Port, Invalid Attachment, or Inactive. For any
other port state, the reason is N/A.
Inspect POM Data
At the Port List View, click the entry for a port in the Health Status
column. POM data for the selected port appears in the lower panel of
the view (Figure 4-3):
• Port Number - Product port number.
• Health Status - Condition of the installed optical transceiver
(Normal, Warning, Alarm, or No Info).
• Transceiver Type - Installed transceiver type (SFP, XFP, or
Unknown).
If the port has a digital diagnostics (DD) enabled optical transceiver
installed, product firmware displays a table of reported temperature,
voltage, current, transceiver power, and receiver power. Optical
transceivers also provide vendor-specific threshold values for these
parameters.
Inspect Port Transceiver Technology
At the Port List View, click the entry for a port in the Transceiver
column. Port transceiver technology information for the selected port
appears in the lower panel of the view:
• Port Number - Product port number.
• Identifier - Installed transceiver type (
SFP, XFP, or Unknown).
• Connector type - Type of port connector (LC, MT_RJ, MU,
Unknown, or Internal Port).
• Transceiver - Type of port transceiver (Shortwave Laser, Longwave
Laser, Long Distance Laser, Unknown, or None).
• Distance Capability - Port transmission distance (Short,
Intermediate, Long, Very Long, or Unknown).