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# View system front-end directors

Unisphere supports the display of director information.

## Steps

1. Select the storage system.
2. Select System > Hardware.
3. Click the FE Directors tab.

   Use this view to view and manage the front-end directors.

   | NOTE: For PowerMaxOS 5978 storage systems running 9.1 or later, the NVMe-oF Front End (FN) director is available. The following limitations apply: Ports associated with FA, SE, and FN directors cannot be in the same port group. Only devices that are not mapped to any other front-end emulation can be in masking view with ports that are associated with FN directors. Devices with the DIF1 attribute cannot be in a masking view with ports that are associated with FN directors. Director conversions from FN director to other director types, and from other director types to FN director are not supported. Setting or unsetting port flags is not supported for FN director ports. Copying port flags from an FN director port or to an FN director port is not allowed. Setting the device DIF1 attribute is not allowed on a device that is mapped or masked to an FN director port. Mapping the same TDEVs to both FA and FN directors is not allowed.

   | NOTE: Some of the following properties and controls are environment-specific and therefore may appear in a different order or not at all.

   The following properties display:

   Director | Director name.
   Port | Port number.
   Alerts | Director alert status, as indicated by icon color: One or more fatal alerts One or more critical alerts, with none higher One or more warning alerts, with none higher One or more informational alerts, with none higher No alerts
   % Busy | Percent of time the director is busy. This field only displays when the storage system is registered with the Performance component.
   Type | Director transmission protocol.
   Director Status | Indicates whether the director is online or offline.
   Port Status | Indicates whether the port is online or offline.
   Port ID | Port ID.
   ACLX | Indicates whether access control logic is enabled or disabled.
   Cores | Number of cores.
   Speed GB/Sec | The speed of the individual cores on the system.

   To see more information about the details and performance of a director, select it and click .

   The following controls are available:

   - Online—Sets the port to be online.
   - Offline—Sets the port to be offline.
   - Map— Map volumes (Only enabled when ACLX is disabled)
   - Manage Emulation— The Emulation Management wizard
   - Set Port Attributes— Set director port attributes
   - Set ORS Ceiling— Set Open Replicator ceiling
   - Unmap— Unmap volumes (Only enabled when ACLX is disabled)
   - Associate— Associate directors with ports
   - Disassociate— Disassociate directors and ports