text: For example, if the local port mask is set to 101101 on a node with eight Fibre Channel ports, 
  ports 1, 3, 4 and 6 can connect to other nodes in the system. Ports 2, 5, 7, and 8 do not have 
  connections. On a node in the system with four Fibre Channel ports, ports 1, 3, and 4 can 
  connect to other nodes in the system. 
  
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