Uplink ports

Indicates the status of the port.

Port name on the faceplate of the interconnect (for example, X1 or X2, 1 or 2, or Q1.4)

If you use an enhanced quad small form-factor pluggable (QSFP+) or QSFP28 transceiver, the port name is Q{x}.

If you use a QSFP+ to enhanced small form-factor pluggable (SFP+) or QSFP28 to SFP28 adapter combined with SFP+ or SFP28 transceiver, the port name is either Q{x} or Q{x}.1. Port names Q{x}.2 - Q{x}4 are not available.

If you use a splitter cable or transceiver such as the QSFP28 to 4xSFP28 direct attach cable, the port names are Q{x}.1 - Q{x}.4. Port name Q{x} is not available.

Port type: none, Ethernet, Stacking, FC, Network analyzer.

State of the port. The port state and status can help you identify any errors in the uplink port configuration and possible cause for the error condition.

Possible states are:

• Linked: The port is physically linked to the interconnect.

• Unlinked: The port is not physically linked to the interconnect. For more information on the possible causes, see "Port states" under Uplink ports and uplink port states.

• Unknown: The state of the port is not known.

• Disabled: The port has been disabled from the Edit interconnect screen.

Port speed, in Gb/s.

To display a graph of the bit transfer rate of the port over time, hover your pointer over the meter.

Port utilization data is refreshed at the same frequency as the interval between samples. You can set the frequency using the Utilization Sampling settings on the Logical Interconnects screen, or the Logical Interconnect Groups screen.

If uplink sets are supported, provides a link to the uplink sets to which the port belongs.

Shows the type of the SFP connector.

Shows the WWN of the storage port to which the uplink is connected.