def isPortConnected(self, portList):
        """
        Description
            Verify if the port is connected or released

        Parameters
            portList: <list>: A list of ports in a list:  [[ixChassisIp, str(cardNumber), str(portNumber)]]

        Return
            A list of 'connected' and 'released'.
        """
        returnValues = []
        for port in portList:
            vport = self.getVports([port])
            if vport == []:
                returnValues.append('released')
                continue
            response = self.ixnObj.get(self.ixnObj.httpHeader+vport[0])
            connectedStatus = response.json()['connectionStatus']
            print('\nisPortConnected:', port)
            if connectedStatus == 'Port Released':
                self.ixnObj.logInfo('\tFalse: %s' % connectedStatus)
                returnValues.append('released')
            else:
                self.ixnObj.logInfo('\tTrue: %s' % connectedStatus)
                returnValues.append('connected')
        return returnValues