Viewing port optics – Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual v12.1.0 User Manual

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Viewing port optics

NOTE

Only available for Fabric OS products.

NOTE

QSFP ports do not display in the Port Optics dialog box.

Enables you to view port optics for FC, TE, GE, and XGE ports.

To view port optics, complete the following steps.

1. Right-click the switch for which you want to view port optic information on the Connectivity Map

and select Port Optics (SFP).

The Port Optics (SFP) dialog box displays (

Figure 158

).

FIGURE 158

Port Optics dialog box

2. Review the port optics information.

Combined Status — Displays the current status of the port.

NOTE

Requires a 16 Gbps capable port running Fabric OS 7.0 or later.

NOTE

For devices running Fabric OS 7.1 or earlier, the device must have a Fabric Watch license
and threshold monitoring configured for the port. For more information, refer to the Fabric
Watch Administrator’s Guide
.

NOTE

For devices running Fabric OS 7.2 or later, the device must have a Fabric Vision license,
MAPS must be enabled, and threshold monitoring configured for the port. For more
information, refer to the

“Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite”

on page 1995.

If the port is online and port monitoring is active, displays the current status of the port
based on these five parameters: Transceiver Temp (C), Rx Power, Tx Power, Transceiver
Current (mAmps), and Voltage (mVolts).

If the port is offline, displays the current status of the port based on these two parameters:
Transceiver Temp (C) and Voltage (mVolts).

Status icons:

Warning icon — One of the five parameters exceeds the threshold of that parameter.
The corresponding parameter field displays with a yellow background.

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