HP StorageWorks 2/16 - SAN Switch Manual page 223

E_Port
F_Port
Operand
The -portcount operand is optional; it causes the switchshow command to display the
number of ports on the switch.
Fabric OS 3.x Document Addendum
An E_Port displays one or more of the following:
— WWN of the switch connected
— Switch name of the switch connected
— One or more interswitch link attributes
— Trunk master:
— The port is the master port in a group of trunking
ports.
— Trunk port, master is port #x:
— The port is configured as a trunking port; the master
port is port #x.
— Upstream:
— This E_Port is an upstream path, towards the principal
switch of the fabric.
— Downstream:
— This E_Port is a downstream path, away from the
principal switch of the fabric.
An F_Port displays the port WWN of the device attached to it.
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