Glossary - HP StorageWorks Brocade User Manual

Glossary

This glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product. It is not a
comprehensive glossary of computer terms.
AL_PA
alias server
API
arbitrated loop
AW_TOV
backup FCS switch
bandwidth
broadcast
buffer-to-buffer
flow control
CLI
compact flash
Arbitrated loop physical address. A unique 8-bit value
assigned during loop initialization to a port in an arbitrated
loop. See also non-participating
A fabric software facility that supports multicast group
management.
Application programming interface. A defined protocol that
allows applications to interface with a set of services.
A shared 100 Mb/s Fibre Channel transport structured as
a loop. Can support up to 126 devices and one fabric
attachment. See also
Arbitration wait time-out value. The minimum time an arbitrating
L_Port waits for a response before beginning loop initialization.
Backup fabric configuration server switch. The switch or
switches assigned as backup in case the primary FCS switch
fails.
The total transmission capacity of a cable, link, or system.
Usually measured in bits per second (b/s). May also refer to
the range of transmission frequencies available to a link or
system.
The transmission of data from a single source to all devices in
the fabric, regardless of zoning.
Management of the frame transmission rate in either a
point-to-point topology or an arbitrated loop. See also
arbitrated loop, point-to-point, topology.
Command line interface. Interface that depends entirely on the
use of commands, such as through telnet or SNMP, and does
not involve a GUI.
Flash (temporary) memory that is used in a manner similar to
hard disk storage. It is connected to a bridging component that
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
mode.
public device, public loop.
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