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Dell Unity™ Family Unisphere® Command Line Interface User Guide

Manage Ethernet ports

View and change the settings for the network ports on each SP.

The following table describes the port attributes.

Table 1. Network port attributes
Attribute Description
ID ID of the port.
Name Name of the port.
SP Name of the SP on which the port resides. Value is SPA or SPB.
Protocols Types of protocols the port supports. Value is one of the following:
  • mgmt — Management interface.
  • file — Network interface for Windows (SMB) and Linux/UNIX (NFS) storage.
  • iscsi — iSCSI interface for iSCSI storage.
Manage network interfaces explains how to configure network interfaces on the system.
MTU size Maximum transmission unit (MTU) packet size (in bytes) that the port can transmit. Default is 1500 bytes per packet.
Requested MTU size MTU size set by the user.
Available MTU size List of available MTU sizes.
NOTE:This can display as either a comma-separate list of exact values (if there is an iSCSI interface on the port), or an interval defined by the minimum or maximum values, such as 1280-9216.
Speed Current link speed of the port.
Requested speed Link speed set by the user.
Available speeds List of available speed values.
Health state Health state of the port. The health state code appears in parentheses. Value is one of the following:
  • Unknown (0) — Status is unknown.
  • OK (5) — Port is operating normally.
  • OK BUT (7) — Lost communication, but the port is not in use.
  • Minor failure (15) — Lost communication. Check the network connection and connected cables.
  • Major failure (20) — Port has failed. Replace the SP that contains the port.
Health details Additional health information. See Appendix A, Reference, for health information details.
Aggregated port ID If the port is in a link aggregation, the ID of the link aggregation appears. Manage link aggregations explains how to configure link aggregations on the SP ports.
Connector type Physical connector type. Valid values are:
  • unknown
  • RJ45
  • LC
  • MiniSAS_HD
  • CopperPigtail
  • NoSeparableConnector
MAC address Unique identifier assigned to a network device for communications on a network segment.
SFP supported speeds List of supported speed values of the inserted Small Form-factor Pluggable.
SFP supported protocols List of supported protocols of the inserted Small Form-factor Pluggable. Valid values are:
  • unknown
  • FibreChannel
  • Ethernet
  • SAS

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