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SPLD
SPOF
SQ_ID
SRM
SSH
Standard Translative
Mode
Store-and-Forward
Striping
Subordinate Switch
Switch
Switch Name
Switch Port
Switch-to-Switch
Authentication
SWL
Syslog
Simple PLD. Usually, either a PLA or PAL.
Single point of failure. Any component in a SAN whose malfunction
could bring down the entire SAN.
Sequence ID. Used to identify and track all of the frames within a
sequence between a source (S_ID) and destination (D_ID) port pair.
Storage resource management. The management of disk volumes and
file resources.
Secure shell. Used starting in Fabric OS v4.1 to support encrypted
Telnet sessions to the switch. SSH encrypts all messages, including
the client sending the password at login.
That mode that allows public devices to communicate with private
devices that are directly connected to the fabric.
A switching technique that requires buffering an entire frame before
making a routing decision.
A RAID technique for writing a file to multiple disks on a
block-by-block basis, with or without parity.
All switches in the fabric other than the principal switch. See also
Principal Switch.
Hardware that routes frames according to Fibre Channel protocol and
is controlled by software.
The arbitrary name assigned to a switch.
A port on a switch. Switch ports can be E_Ports, F_Ports, or FL_Ports.
The process of authenticating both switches in a switch-to-switch
connection using digital certificates. See also Authentication, Digital
Certificate.
Short wavelength. A type of fiber-optic cabling that is based on
850mm lasers and supports link speeds of 1.0625 Gb/s and 2.125
Gb/s. May also refer to the type of GBIC or SFP. See also LWL.
Syslog daemon. Used to forward error messages.
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