Glossary - HP StorageWorks SN6000 Installation And Reference Manual

Glossary

This glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product. It is not a comprehensive glossary
of computer terms.
Active firmware
Active zone set
Activity LED
Administrative state
Alarm
Alias
Application-specific
integrated circuit (ASIC)
Arbitrated loop
Arbitrated Loop Physical
Address (AL_PA)
BootP
Buffer credit
Challenge-Handshake
Authentication Protocol
(CHAP)
CIM
Class 2 service
Class 3 service
Common Information
Model (CIM)
Configuration wizard
Device security
Domain ID
E_Port
Event log
F_Port
Fabric device management
interface (FDMI)
Fabric management switch The switch through which the fabric is managed.
Fabric security
The firmware image on the switch that is in use.
The zone set that defines the current zoning for the fabric. See
A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port.
Assigned state that determines the operational state of the port or switch. There are two
types of administrative states: the administrative state and the configured administrative
state. The administrative state is the currently assigned port or switch state, such as Online
or Offline. The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch
configuration, which determines how the switch or port comes up after a reset or power
cycle.
A message generated by the switch that requires attention.
A named set of ports or devices used to make defining zone set membership easier. An
alias is not a zone, and it cannot have a zone or another alias as a member. See Zone.
An integrated circuit chip designed for a specific application, such as a transmission
protocol or a computer.
A Fibre Channel topology where ports use arbitration to establish a point-to-point circuit.
A unique one-byte value assigned during loop initialization to each NL_Port on a loop. See
NL_Port.
Boot strap protocol. A type of network server.
A measure of port buffer capacity, equal to one frame.
An authentication protocol by which a device is challenged to verify its identity before
being allowed to log in to a switch.
Common Interface Model
A service that multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports with
acknowledgment provided. See N_Port.
A service that multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports
without acknowledgment. See N_Port.
A switch service that provides for switch management through third-party applications that
comply with the Storage Management Initiative–Specification (SMI-S).
QuickTools wizard that automates the switch configuration process.
A component of fabric security that provides for the authorization and authentication of
devices that attach to a switch through the use of groups and security sets. See
Security set.
User-defined number that identifies the switch in the fabric.
Expansion port. A Fibre Channel port that connects to another switch.
Log of messages describing events that occur in the fabric.
Fabric port. A Fibre Channel switch port that supports a connection to a single server or
storage device.
An interface by which device host bus adapters (HBAs) can be managed through the
fabric.
A feature that provides security for fabric users and devices, including user account security
and fabric services. See
HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Reference Guide
Device security and Fabric
Zone set.
services.
Group and
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