HP Surestore 6164 - Switch User Manual page 37

Gateway
GBIC
Hardware
translative mode
ISL
Isolated E_Port
LIP
L_Port
Multicast
N_Port
NL_Port
PLDA
POST
R_A_TOV
Hardware that connects incompatible networks by providing the necessary
translation for both hardware and software.
Gigabit Interface Converter. A removable serial transceiver module designed
to provide gigabaud capability for Fibre Channel (FC) and other products
that use the same physical layer.
Method for achieving address translation. The following two hardware
translative modes are available to a QuickLoop enabled switch:
• Standard Translative Mode: Allows public devices to communicate with
private devices across the fabric.
• QuickLoop Mode: Allows private devices to communicate with other
private devices across the fabric.
Interswitch Link. A fibre link between two switches.
A port that is online but not operational between switches, due to overlapping
domain ID or nonidentical parameters such as E_D_TOVs.
Loop Initialization Primitive.
A loop capable fabric port or node.
Used when multiple copies of data need to be sent to multiple designated
destinations.
A node port that is not loop capable. Used to connect an equipment port to
the fabric.
A node port that is loop capable. Used to connect an equipment port to the
fabric in a loop configuration through an FL_Port.
Private Loop Direct Attach. A subset of fibre channel standards for the
operation of peripheral devices.
Power On Self Test. A series of self-tests that run each time the unit is booted
or reset.
Resource Allocation Timeout Value. Used to time out operations that depend
on the maximum possible time that a frame can be delayed in a fabric and
still be delivered. This value is adjustable in 1-microsecond increments from
10 to 120 seconds.
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