Viewing FC Switches

Updated on 2022-02-22 GMT+08:00

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FC switches are required for applying for DESS devices of the common I/O (low latency), high I/O (low latency), or ultra-high I/O (low latency) types. An FC switch is a high-speed network transfer device that uses optical fibers as the media. It features high-speed transfer and strong anti-interference capability. This section introduces how to view basic information about an FC switch.

Prerequisites

The DESS device is of the common I/O (low latency), high I/O (low latency), or ultra-high I/O (low latency) type.

Context

You can query FC switches by status:

Available
The FC switch is successfully applied for and can be used.
Deploying
The FC switch is being deployed.
Expanding
The FC switch is being expanded.
Expired
The FC switch has expired. The FC switch in the Expired state can be used normally. You can renew the switch.
Frozen
If an expired FC switch is not renewed, it enters the Frozen state. A frozen FC switch cannot be used. You can use it only after renewal.

Procedure

Click and select the wanted region.
Click and choose Dedicated Cloud > Dedicated Enterprise Storage to go to the DeC management console.

On the navigation pane on the left, choose Dedicated Enterprise Storage > FC Switches to go to the FC switch list page.

Click

next to the FC switch name to expand its details. Table 1 describes the parameters.

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**Table 1** Parameter description
Parameter	Description
Name	FC switch name
ID	FC switch ID
Status	Status of the FC switch, which can be: Available The FC switch is successfully applied for and can be used. Deploying The FC switch is being deployed. Expanding The FC switch is being expanded. Expired The FC switch has expired. The FC switch in the Expired state can be used normally. You can renew the switch. Frozen If an expired FC switch is not renewed, it enters the Frozen state. A frozen FC switch cannot be used. Users can use it only after renewing it.
Connected BMSs (Max.)	Maximum number of BMSs that can be connected to the FC switch
Associated HyperMetro Name	HyperMetro Name associated with the FC switches. This parameter is available only when FC switches are associated with HyperMetro.
Associated HyperMetro ID	HyperMetro ID associated with the FC switches. This parameter is available only when FC switches are associated with HyperMetro.
Associated DESS Device Name	Name of the DESS device associated with the FC switches If the DESS device associated with the FC switch is enabled with HyperMetro, this parameter is displayed as Associated DESS Device Name/ID.
Associated DESS Device ID	ID of the DESS device associated with the FC switch If the DESS device associated with the FC switch is enabled with HyperMetro, this parameter is displayed as Associated DESS Device Name/ID.
Description	Description of the FC switch