View Detailed HBA Attributes

Viewing Detailed HBA Information

The Adapter Details tab contains detailed information about the selected HBA.

To view the detailed HBA information:

Start HBAnyware.
Select either Host or Fabric sort.
Select an HBA in the discovery-tree.
Select the Adapter Details tab.

Adapter Details Field Definitions

Node Symbolic Name - the Fibre Channel name used to register the driver with the name server.

Hardware Version - the JEDEC ID board version of the selected HBA.

Serial Number - the manufacturer assigned serial number of the selected HBA.

Discovered Ports - the number of the other HBAs visible to the selected HBA.

Device ID - the selected HBA's default device ID.

Port Attributes Field Definitions

Port FC ID - the Fibre Channel ID for the port of the selected HBA.

Port Type - the current operational mode of the selected HBA's port.

OS Device Name - the platform specific name by which the selected HBA is known to the operating system.

Supported Class of Service - a frame delivery scheme exhibiting a set of delivery characteristics and attributes. There are three classes of service:

Class -1 provides a dedicated connection between a pair of ports with confirmed delivery or notification of nondelivery.
Class -2 provides a frame switched service with confirmed delivery or notification of nondelivery.
Class -3 provides a frame switched service similar to Class-2 but without notification of frame delivery or non-delivery.

Supported FC4 Types - a 256-bit (8-word) map of the FC-4 protocol types supported by the port containing the selected HBA.

Loop Map Table Definitions

The Loop Map is a display of the different ports present in the loop, and is present only if the port (HBA) is operating in loop mode. The simplest example would be to connect a JBOD directly to an HBA. When this is done, the port type will be a private loop, and the loop map will have an entry for the HBA, and one entry for each of the disks in the JBOD.