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Glossary
switch binding membership list
SBML. If switch binding is enabled, a list of devices with which the product is allowed to make
connections.
switch priority
Value configured into each switch in a fabric that determines its relative likelihood of becoming
the fabric's principal switch.
switched fabric
One of three topologies offered by the Fibre Channel protocol. The topology is structured as a
network of one or more interconnected switch elements. Each element connects device N_Ports
and is capable of routing (switching) Fibre Channel frames, using destination ID information
accompanying data frames. See also point-to-point and switched fabric.
switched mode
If the arbitrated loop device is in switched mode, each pair of communicating ports on the
arbitrated loop device can share the 100MB bandwidth. In switched mode, up to three pairs of
loop devices can communicate with each other simultaneously. Or, a public device on the loop
can communicate with another device on the fabric while up to two pairs of loop devices can
communicate simultaneously.
system automation for operating system 390
(SA OS/390) — IBM-licensed software that provides System/390 Parallel Sysplex
management, automation capabilities, and integrated systems and network management. SA
OS/390 manages host, remote processor, and I/O operations. SA OS/390 integrates the
functions of Automated Operations Control for MVS, ESCON Manager, and Target System
Control Facility.
system services processor
(SSP) Controls the RS-232 maintenance port, the Ethernet port, and the operator panel of a
Fibre Channel director.
TCP/IP
See transmission control protocol/internet protocol.
Telecommunications Industry Association
TIA. A member organization of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA), TIA is the trade
group representing the communications and information technology industries. See also
Electronic Industries Association.
threshold alert log
Log, displayed through the Element Manager application, that provides details of threshold alert
notifications for an individual director or switch. The log displays the date and time an alert
occurred and details about the alert as configured for the product. See also audit log, event log,
hardware log, and link incident log.
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