HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Reference Manual page 204

Glossary
operating state (Director)
The operating states are as follows:
Online - when the Director is set online, an attached device can log in to the Director if the
port is not blocked. Attached devices can communicate with each other if they are
configured in the same zone.
Offline - when the Director is set offline, all ports are set offline. The Director transmits
the offline sequence (OLS) to attached devices, and the devices cannot log in to the
Director.
operating state (port)
Valid states are:
• Online, offline, or testing.
• Beaconing.
• Invalid attachment.
• Link incident or link reset.
• No light, not operational, or port failure.
• Segmented E_Port.
optical cable
Fiber, multiple fibers, or a fiber bundle in a structure built to meet optical, mechanical, and
environmental specifications. See also jumper cable, optical cable assembly, and trunk cable.
optical fiber connector
Hardware component that transfers optical power between two optical fibers or bundles and is
designed to be repeatedly connected and disconnected.
out-of-band management
Transmission of management information using frequencies or channels (Ethernet) other than
those routinely used for information transfer (Fibre Channel).
password
Unique string of characters known to the computer system and to a user who must specify it to
gain full or limited access to a system and to the information stored within it.
path
In a network, any route between any two ports.
persistent binding
A form of server-level access control that uses configuration information to bind a server to a
specific Fibre Channel storage volume (or logical device) using a unit number.
port
Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can be attached.
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