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Glossary
Watchdog A software daemon that monitors Fabric OS modules on the kernel.
Well-Known Address As pertaining to Fibre Channel, a logical address defined by the Fibre
Channel standards as assigned to a specific function, and stored on
the switch.
Workstation A computer used to access and manage the fabric. May also be
referred to as a management station or host.
WTV Write timeout value. Refers to an ELS field that appears in
command output.
portlogdump
WWN World Wide Name. An identifier that is unique worldwide. Each
entity in a fabric has a separate WWN.
Z
Zone A set of devices and hosts attached to the same fabric and configured
as being in the same zone. Devices and hosts within the same zone
have access permission to others in the zone, but are not visible to any
outside the zone.
Zone Alias
A name assigned to a device or group of devices in a zone. Aliases
can greatly simplify the zone administrative process.
Zone Configuration A specified set of zones. Enabling a configuration enables all zones in
that configuration. See also Defined Zone Configuration.
Zone Member A port, node, WWN, or alias, which is part of a zone.
Zone Schemes The level of zoning granularity selected. For example, zoning may be
done by switch/port, WWN, or a mixture. See also Zone
Configuration.
Zone Set See Zone Configuration.
zoning A feature in fabric switches or hubs that allows segmentation of a
node by physical port, name, or address.
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