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... capacities that RAID configurations can deliver two to achieve this article, visit the following websites: Resource URL HP Solid State Storage www.hp.com/go/solidstate Technology brief - Performance comparison of SATA/SAS drives with large numbers of disk drives ...HP SAS SSDs (preliminary) Enterprise Interconnects 6 Gb/s SAS-2 1.5 Gb/s SATA 3.0 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SAS-2 Dual Port Write performance sustained throughput Write performance random IO/s Read performance sustained throughput Read performance random IO/s 150 MB/s @ 64 KB 285 (4 KB, Queue=16) 90 MB/s 340 (4 KB, Queue=16...
... capacities that RAID configurations can deliver two to achieve this article, visit the following websites: Resource URL HP Solid State Storage www.hp.com/go/solidstate Technology brief - Performance comparison of SATA/SAS drives with large numbers of disk drives ...HP SAS SSDs (preliminary) Enterprise Interconnects 6 Gb/s SAS-2 1.5 Gb/s SATA 3.0 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s SAS-2 Dual Port Write performance sustained throughput Write performance random IO/s Read performance sustained throughput Read performance random IO/s 150 MB/s @ 64 KB 285 (4 KB, Queue=16) 90 MB/s 340 (4 KB, Queue=16...
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Contents About This Document Chapter 1 Using Fabric OS Commands Understanding Role-Based Access Control 1-1 Using the Command Line Interface 1-2 Chapter 2 Fabric OS Commands aaaConfig 2-2 ad 2-4 agshow 2-14 agtCfgDefault 2-16 agtCfgSet 2-19 agtCfgShow 2-22 aliAdd 2-25 aliCreate 2-26 aliDelete 2-27 aliRemove 2-28 aliShow 2-29 aptPolicy 2-30 auditCfg 2-32 authUtil 2-33 backplaneTest 2-35 backport 2-37 bannerSet 2-39 bannerShow 2-40 bcastShow 2-41 bladeBeacon 2-42 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual v Publication Number: 53-1000240-01
Contents About This Document Chapter 1 Using Fabric OS Commands Understanding Role-Based Access Control 1-1 Using the Command Line Interface 1-2 Chapter 2 Fabric OS Commands aaaConfig 2-2 ad 2-4 agshow 2-14 agtCfgDefault 2-16 agtCfgSet 2-19 agtCfgShow 2-22 aliAdd 2-25 aliCreate 2-26 aliDelete 2-27 aliRemove 2-28 aliShow 2-29 aptPolicy 2-30 auditCfg 2-32 authUtil 2-33 backplaneTest 2-35 backport 2-37 bannerSet 2-39 bannerShow 2-40 bcastShow 2-41 bladeBeacon 2-42 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual v Publication Number: 53-1000240-01
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...Industry Resources For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. Fabric OS supports eight FCIP interswitch links between two SilkWorm switches (SilkWorm 7500 or SilkWorm 48000 with the remaining links going to "tunnel" through IP networks by dividing frames, encapsulating the result in... IP packets on entering the tunnel, and then reconstructing them as FCIP links with a FR4-18i blade) or routes. All 16 links can be used as they leave the tunnel. FCIP Tunneling The optional Fibre Channel over Internet protocol (FCIP) Tunneling Service enables Fibre...
...Industry Resources For additional resource information, visit the Technical Committee T11 Web site. Fabric OS supports eight FCIP interswitch links between two SilkWorm switches (SilkWorm 7500 or SilkWorm 48000 with the remaining links going to "tunnel" through IP networks by dividing frames, encapsulating the result in... IP packets on entering the tunnel, and then reconstructing them as FCIP links with a FR4-18i blade) or routes. All 16 links can be used as they leave the tunnel. FCIP Tunneling The optional Fibre Channel over Internet protocol (FCIP) Tunneling Service enables Fibre...
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mixed case is for readability. switch:admin> agshow WT_Stealth Name : WT_Stealth NodeName : 10:00:00:05:1e:34:e4:bd N-Port ID(s) : 0x010200 Number of Ports : 16 IP Address(es) : 10.202.90.231 Firmware Version : v1.0.0 N-Ports : 1 F-Ports : 2 Attached F-Port information : PortID Port WWN ...0x01020a 10:00:00:00:c9:3f:7c:b9 To display the locally registered Access Gateways: switch:admin> agshow --local Name Ports Enet IP Addr Firmware Local/Remote WT_Stealth 16 10.202.90.231 v1.0.0 local See Also portCfgNPIVPort Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number:...
mixed case is for readability. switch:admin> agshow WT_Stealth Name : WT_Stealth NodeName : 10:00:00:05:1e:34:e4:bd N-Port ID(s) : 0x010200 Number of Ports : 16 IP Address(es) : 10.202.90.231 Firmware Version : v1.0.0 N-Ports : 1 F-Ports : 2 Attached F-Port information : PortID Port WWN ...0x01020a 10:00:00:00:c9:3f:7c:b9 To display the locally registered Access Gateways: switch:admin> agshow --local Name Ports Enet IP Addr Firmware Local/Remote WT_Stealth 16 10.202.90.231 v1.0.0 local See Also portCfgNPIVPort Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number:...
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... and only proceeds to reset the configuration of this means that a request contains a community string that may be between 2-16 characters. The first three communities are for read -write (rw) access and the last three are six communities, respective ... When enabled, the authentication trap, authenticationFailure, is transmitted to default values. This command resets the following values: sysDescr The system (switch) description. Refer to receive a trap generated by the command takes effect immediately. The default value is for detailed sysDescr, sysLocation,...
... and only proceeds to reset the configuration of this means that a request contains a community string that may be between 2-16 characters. The first three communities are for read -write (rw) access and the last three are six communities, respective ... When enabled, the authentication trap, authenticationFailure, is transmitted to default values. This command resets the following values: sysDescr The system (switch) description. Refer to receive a trap generated by the command takes effect immediately. The default value is for detailed sysDescr, sysLocation,...
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..., the trap recipient must configure a trap recipient to correspond to 16 characters. The default value for readability. Synopsis agtcfgshow Description Use this 2-22 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 This command is one SNMP agent per logical switch. sysContact The contact information for the community strings are logged...
..., the trap recipient must configure a trap recipient to correspond to 16 characters. The default value for readability. Synopsis agtcfgshow Description Use this 2-22 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 This command is one SNMP agent per logical switch. sysContact The contact information for the community strings are logged...
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...mode Specifies verbose mode. Operands Examples This command has the following optional operands: --slot number Specifies the slot on a SilkWorm director: switch:admin> backplanetest -ports 1/16, 18, 20 -payload 2048 -verbose 1 Running backplanetest Test frame info for Backplane Connection Test: # of frames: 1 sid ...this mode displays the test progress in the specified slot are relative to this command is supported only on the specified switch have passed the blade diagnostics tests. Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 2-35 This command ...
...mode Specifies verbose mode. Operands Examples This command has the following optional operands: --slot number Specifies the slot on a SilkWorm director: switch:admin> backplanetest -ports 1/16, 18, 20 -payload 2048 -verbose 1 Running backplanetest Test frame info for Backplane Connection Test: # of frames: 1 sid ...this mode displays the test progress in the specified slot are relative to this command is supported only on the specified switch have passed the blade diagnostics tests. Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 2-35 This command ...
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cfgSize 2 To display Admin Domain and zone database information in AD255 context: switch:admin> cfgsize Maximum AD and Zone DB max size - 1045274 bytes Total Committed AD and Zone DB size - 3506 bytes AD and Zone DB uncommitted ... Size Zone CFG Info for AD Number: 0 (AD Name: AD0): committed - 244 bytes transaction - 0 bytes Zone CFG Info for AD Number: 1 (AD Name: ad1): committed - 16 bytes transaction - 0 bytes Zone CFG Info for AD Number: 2 (AD Name: ad2): committed - 0 bytes transaction - 0 bytes Zone CFG Info for readability. mixed case is for...
cfgSize 2 To display Admin Domain and zone database information in AD255 context: switch:admin> cfgsize Maximum AD and Zone DB max size - 1045274 bytes Total Committed AD and Zone DB size - 3506 bytes AD and Zone DB uncommitted ... Size Zone CFG Info for AD Number: 0 (AD Name: AD0): committed - 244 bytes transaction - 0 bytes Zone CFG Info for AD Number: 1 (AD Name: ad1): committed - 16 bytes transaction - 0 bytes Zone CFG Info for AD Number: 2 (AD Name: ad2): committed - 0 bytes transaction - 0 bytes Zone CFG Info for readability. mixed case is for...
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... Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 Because this command prompts for user convenience. blade ID 5, 16 on slots 5 - 6) 2 Two 64-port switches (blade ID 4 on each logical switch. When the -f (force) option is omitted, this is permitted on slots 1 - 4 and 7 - 10;...ID that is a disruptive operation and has profound effect on slots 5 - 6) 5 One 384-port switch (Blade ID 17, 18, 24, 31, 36 in slots 1-4, 7-10, Blade ID 16 in slots 5-6) Use the slotShow command to factory defaults. Unless the chassis is for adjustments after the ...
... Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 Because this command prompts for user convenience. blade ID 5, 16 on slots 5 - 6) 2 Two 64-port switches (blade ID 4 on each logical switch. When the -f (force) option is omitted, this is permitted on slots 1 - 4 and 7 - 10;...ID that is a disruptive operation and has profound effect on slots 5 - 6) 5 One 384-port switch (Blade ID 17, 18, 24, 31, 36 in slots 1-4, 7-10, Blade ID 16 in slots 5-6) Use the slotShow command to factory defaults. Unless the chassis is for adjustments after the ...
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...both the CPs comes up and will vary in the number of switches and the Blade IDs they recognize based on slots 5-6) Option 5: One 384-port switches (Blade ID's 17, 18, 24, 31, 36 in slots 1-4, 7-1, Blade ID 16 in slots 5-6) Please use slotshow to see the Blade IDs ...all the CPs and restore most configuration data to change the option: switch:admin> chassisconfig Current Option: 5 All Supported Options (With Blade ID 5 on slots 5-6 Option 1: One 128-port switch (Blade ID 4, 17 on slots 1-4, 7-10, Blade ID 5, 16 on the configuration selected. done. (Telnet connection goes down at this ...
...both the CPs comes up and will vary in the number of switches and the Blade IDs they recognize based on slots 5-6) Option 5: One 384-port switches (Blade ID's 17, 18, 24, 31, 36 in slots 1-4, 7-1, Blade ID 16 in slots 5-6) Please use slotshow to see the Blade IDs ...all the CPs and restore most configuration data to change the option: switch:admin> chassisconfig Current Option: 5 All Supported Options (With Blade ID 5 on slots 5-6 Option 1: One 128-port switch (Blade ID 4, 17 on slots 1-4, 7-10, Blade ID 5, 16 on the configuration selected. done. (Telnet connection goes down at this ...
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... truncated) Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 2-77 Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for a switch: switch:user> chassisshow Chassis Backplane Revision: 1C SW BLADE Slot: 3 Header Version: Power Consume Factor: Factory Part Num: Factory Serial Num: Manufacture:... Num: Revision Num: 1 -180 60-0001532-03 1013456800 Day: 12 Month: 6 Year: 2001 Day: 15 Month: 7 Year: 2001 28 days 16 days 555-374757 234-294-12345 2734658 A.00 CP BLADE Slot: 6 Header Version: Power Consume Factor: Factory Part Num: Factory Serial Num: Manufacture: ...
... truncated) Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 2-77 Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for a switch: switch:user> chassisshow Chassis Backplane Revision: 1C SW BLADE Slot: 3 Header Version: Power Consume Factor: Factory Part Num: Factory Serial Num: Manufacture:... Num: Revision Num: 1 -180 60-0001532-03 1013456800 Day: 12 Month: 6 Year: 2001 Day: 15 Month: 7 Year: 2001 28 days 16 days 555-374757 234-294-12345 2734658 A.00 CP BLADE Slot: 6 Header Version: Power Consume Factor: Factory Part Num: Factory Serial Num: Manufacture: ...
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... 0000 0000 0000 QUAD_FILL 3 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 QUAD_RAMP 9 00000000 00000001 00000002 00000003 RANDOM 11 55 16 fc d7 17 65 a9 87 5f 44 be executed on an enabled switch. By default, all the blade ports in place. The default seed value is for further details. ... complete list of test passes to the itemList help pages for readability. Refer to run the dataTypeShow command. You must first disable the switch using the reverse version of this command is supported only on fixed-port-count products. -passcnt count Specify the number of supported data ...
... 0000 0000 0000 QUAD_FILL 3 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 QUAD_RAMP 9 00000000 00000001 00000002 00000003 RANDOM 11 55 16 fc d7 17 65 a9 87 5f 44 be executed on an enabled switch. By default, all the blade ports in place. The default seed value is for further details. ... complete list of test passes to the itemList help pages for readability. Refer to run the dataTypeShow command. You must first disable the switch using the reverse version of this command is supported only on fixed-port-count products. -passcnt count Specify the number of supported data ...
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...: 53-1000240-01 2-81 cmemRetentionTest 2 Examples To run the data-retention test on the central memory SRAMS: switch:admin> cmemretentiontest --slot 7 Running cmemretentiontest Test Complete: cmemretentiontest Pass 1 of 1 Duration 0 hr, 1 min & 33 sec (0:1:33:16). Diagnostics The following are possible error messages: LCMEM_ERR LCMRS_ERR LCMTO_ERR Refer to the Fabric OS Message Reference...
...: 53-1000240-01 2-81 cmemRetentionTest 2 Examples To run the data-retention test on the central memory SRAMS: switch:admin> cmemretentiontest --slot 7 Running cmemretentiontest Test Complete: cmemretentiontest Pass 1 of 1 Duration 0 hr, 1 min & 33 sec (0:1:33:16). Diagnostics The following are possible error messages: LCMEM_ERR LCMRS_ERR LCMTO_ERR Refer to the Fabric OS Message Reference...
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...HOLDOFF:diagholdoff.sh diag.script.PORT.POST1:portpost1.sh diag.script.PORT.POST2:portpost2.sh diag.script.SWITCH.HOLDOFF:diagholdoff.sh diag.script.SWITCH.POST1:switchpost1.sh diag.script.SWITCH.POST2:switchpost2.sh diag.test.crossPort.passes:5000 diag.test.passes:0 diag.test.portLoopback.passes:1000... diag.test.silkScreen.passes:180 diag.test.spinSilk.passes:120 ether.link.mode:AUTO fabric.domain:2 fabric.ididmode:0 fabric.ops.BBCredit:16 ...
...HOLDOFF:diagholdoff.sh diag.script.PORT.POST1:portpost1.sh diag.script.PORT.POST2:portpost2.sh diag.script.SWITCH.HOLDOFF:diagholdoff.sh diag.script.SWITCH.POST1:switchpost1.sh diag.script.SWITCH.POST2:switchpost2.sh diag.test.crossPort.passes:5000 diag.test.passes:0 diag.test.portLoopback.passes:1000... diag.test.silkScreen.passes:180 diag.test.spinSilk.passes:120 ether.link.mode:AUTO fabric.domain:2 fabric.ididmode:0 fabric.ops.BBCredit:16 ...
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... This timer is used to reach any destination port from any , interconnecting the Fibre Channel islands. configure 2 The Switch Fabric Settings are as follows: Table 2-3 Configure Command Fabric Parameters Field Type Default Domain number 1 R_A_TOV number 10000 ...7 Data Field Size number 2112 Sequence Level Switching boolean 0 Disable Device Probing boolean 0 Suppress Class F Traffic boolean 0 Switch PID Format number 1 Per-frame Route Priority boolean 0 Long Distance Fabric boolean 0 BB Credit number 16 Insistent Domain ID Mode boolean 0 Range varies...
... This timer is used to reach any destination port from any , interconnecting the Fibre Channel islands. configure 2 The Switch Fabric Settings are as follows: Table 2-3 Configure Command Fabric Parameters Field Type Default Domain number 1 R_A_TOV number 10000 ...7 Data Field Size number 2112 Sequence Level Switching boolean 0 Disable Device Probing boolean 0 Suppress Class F Traffic boolean 0 Switch PID Format number 1 Per-frame Route Priority boolean 0 Long Distance Fabric boolean 0 BB Credit number 16 Insistent Domain ID Mode boolean 0 Range varies...
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... to reboot host systems when static PID binded is used. When there are as follows: 0 Native PID Format (16 based, 16 port format), for fabrics with legacy low-count port switches. 1 Core PID Format (0 based, 256 port format), preferred mode for mixed fabrics with legacy and new... switches. 2 Extended Edge PID Format (16 based, 256 port format), used in the fabric during construction of the fabric as well as a group. When this mode only if the switch's N_Port discovery process (PLOGI, PRLI, INQUIRY) causes an...
... to reboot host systems when static PID binded is used. When there are as follows: 0 Native PID Format (16 based, 16 port format), for fabrics with legacy low-count port switches. 1 Core PID Format (0 based, 256 port format), preferred mode for mixed fabrics with legacy and new... switches. 2 Extended Edge PID Format (16 based, 256 port format), used in the fabric during construction of the fabric as well as a group. When this mode only if the switch's N_Port discovery process (PLOGI, PRLI, INQUIRY) causes an...
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...: (4000..120000) [10000] E_D_TOV: (1000..5000) [2000] 5000 WAN_TOV: (0..30000) [0] 0 MAX_HOPS: (7..19) [7] Data field size: (256..2112) [2112] Sequence Level Switching: (0..1) [0] 1 Disable Device Probing: (0..1) [0] Switch PID Format: (1..2) [1] Per-frame Route Priority: (0..1) [0] BB credit: (1..16) [16] Insistent Domain ID Mode (yes, y, no, n): [no] Virtual Channel parameters(yes, y, no, n): [no] yes VC Priority 2: (2..3) [2] VC Priority 3: (2..3) [2] VC...
...: (4000..120000) [10000] E_D_TOV: (1000..5000) [2000] 5000 WAN_TOV: (0..30000) [0] 0 MAX_HOPS: (7..19) [7] Data field size: (256..2112) [2112] Sequence Level Switching: (0..1) [0] 1 Disable Device Probing: (0..1) [0] Switch PID Format: (1..2) [1] Per-frame Route Priority: (0..1) [0] BB credit: (1..16) [16] Insistent Domain ID Mode (yes, y, no, n): [no] Virtual Channel parameters(yes, y, no, n): [no] yes VC Priority 2: (2..3) [2] VC Priority 3: (2..3) [2] VC...
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... 2 Note: Enter commands in diagnostic commands. Examples To display sample data streams you can use with diagnostics: switch:admin> datatypeshow Pattern BYTE_FILL WORD_FILL QUAD_FILL BYTE_NOT WORD_NOT QUAD_NOT BYTE_RAMP WORD_RAMP QUAD_RAMP BYTE_LFSR RANDOM CRPAT CSPAT CHALF_SQ CQTR_SQ RDRAM_PAT ...jCSPAT PRED_RAND type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 example 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 0000 ffff 0000 ffff 0000 ffff 0000 ffff 00000000 ffffffff...
... 2 Note: Enter commands in diagnostic commands. Examples To display sample data streams you can use with diagnostics: switch:admin> datatypeshow Pattern BYTE_FILL WORD_FILL QUAD_FILL BYTE_NOT WORD_NOT QUAD_NOT BYTE_RAMP WORD_RAMP QUAD_RAMP BYTE_LFSR RANDOM CRPAT CSPAT CHALF_SQ CQTR_SQ RDRAM_PAT ...jCSPAT PRED_RAND type 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 example 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ...0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 00 ff 0000 ffff 0000 ffff 0000 ffff 0000 ffff 00000000 ffffffff...
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fabRetryShow fabRetryShow Displays the retry count of Fabric OS commands: switch:user> fabretryshow SW_ILS E_Port ELP EFP HA_EFP DIA RDI BF FWD EMT ETP RAID GAID ELP_TMR GRE ECP 16 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 See Also fabStatsShow 2-154 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 The SW_ISL (ISL ports) information displays the retry...
fabRetryShow fabRetryShow Displays the retry count of Fabric OS commands: switch:user> fabretryshow SW_ILS E_Port ELP EFP HA_EFP DIA RDI BF FWD EMT ETP RAID GAID ELP_TMR GRE ECP 16 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 See Also fabStatsShow 2-154 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 The SW_ISL (ISL ports) information displays the retry...
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... is due to fill out the request frame. Without data, the Fibre Channel Echo request frame size is 0 seconds. -p pattern Specifies up to 16 "pad" bytes, which are used to determine if the identifiers are specified as specified by -l length to the device not supporting this command is subject... the source and destination. The length must be filled with all devices. The echo ELS might not be in lowercase only; For example, -p ff causes the request frame to each port. The source and destination port identifiers can be either source or destination. Do not assume that may be...
... is due to fill out the request frame. Without data, the Fibre Channel Echo request frame size is 0 seconds. -p pattern Specifies up to 16 "pad" bytes, which are used to determine if the identifiers are specified as specified by -l length to the device not supporting this command is subject... the source and destination. The length must be filled with all devices. The echo ELS might not be in lowercase only; For example, -p ff causes the request frame to each port. The source and destination port identifiers can be either source or destination. Do not assume that may be...