View General HBA Attributes

The General tab in HBAnyware contains general attributes associated with the selected host bus adapter (HBA).

To view general attributes, do the following:

  1. Start HBAnyware.

  2. Select either Host or Fabric sort.

  3. Click an HBA in the discovery tree.

Adapter Summary Field Definitions

Model - the Emulex HBA model number.

Description - a formal description of the HBA, including model number, bus type and link speed. This field is recessed, indicating that the information in this field may exceed the visible length of the field. Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to scroll and view additional information.

Node WWN - a 64-bit worldwide unique identifier assigned to the node.

Driver Version - the driver version number and the HBA application programming interface (HBA API) version number.

Firmware Version - the version of Emulex firmware currently active on the HBA.

Driver Name - the executable file image name for the driver as it appears in the Emulex driver download package.

Link Status Area

This field reflects the current state of the HBA. There are several possible states:

  • The operational state indicates that the HBA is connected to the network and operating normally.

  • All other states indicate that the HBA is not connected to the network. Gray HBA icons with red descriptive text indicate that the HBA is offline. These offline states are:

    • User offline - the adapter is down or not connected to the network.

    • Bypassed - the HBA is in Fibre Channel discovery mode.

    • Diagnostic Mode - the HBA is controlled by a diagnostic program.

    • Link Down - there is no access to the network.

    • Port Error - the HBA is in an unknown state; try resetting it.

    • Loopback - an FC-1 mode in which information passed to the FC-1 transmitter is shunted directly to the FC-1 receiver. When a Fibre Channel interface is in loopback mode, the loopback signal overrides any external signal detected by the receiver.

    • Unknown - the HBA is offline for an unknown reason.

    • Resetting - the HBA is in the process of rebooting.

    • Downloading - a firmware or other image is being downloaded to the HBA.

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