IPL
See initial program load.
ISL
See interswitch link.
L
LIN
See link incident.
link
Physical connection between two devices on a switched fabric.
link incident
Interruption to link due to loss of light or other causes.
loopback test
Test that checks attachment or control unit circuitry, without checking the mechanism
itself, by returning the output of the mechanism as input.
M
managed product
A hardware product that can be managed with the HP EFC Product Manager. For
example, the FC-64 is a managed product. See also device.
multiswitch fabric
A Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one director or fabric switching
device within a fabric.
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