Notes, Cautions, And Warnings; Key Terms - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Notes, cautions, and warnings

The following notices appear in this document.
NOTE
A note provides a tip, emphasizes important information, or provides a reference to related
information.
ATTENTION
An Attention statement indicates potential damage to hardware or data.
CAUTION
A Caution statement alerts you to situations that can be potentially hazardous to you.
DANGER
A Danger statement indicates conditions or situations that can be potentially lethal or extremely
hazardous to you. Safety labels are also attached directly to products to warn of these conditions
or situations.

Key terms

For definitions of SAN-specific terms, visit the Storage Networking Industry Association online
dictionary at: http://www.snia.org/education/dictionary.
For definitions specific to Brocade and Fibre Channel, see the Brocade Glossary.
The following terms are used in this manual to describe Access Gateway mode and its
components.
Access Gateway (AG)
E_Port
Edge switch
F_Port
Mapping
N_Port
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Fabric OS mode for embedded switches that reduces SAN (storage area
network) deployment complexity by leveraging NPIV (N_Port ID virtualization).
An ISL (Interswitch link) port. A switch port that connects switches together to
form a fabric.
A fabric switch that connects host, storage, or other devices, such as Brocade
Access Gateway, to the fabric.
A fabric port. A switch port that connects a host, HBA (host bus adaptor), or
storage device to the SAN. On Brocade Access Gateway, the F_Port connects
to a host only and target.
On the Brocade Access Gateway, the configuration of F_Port to N_Port routes.
A node port. A Fibre Channel host or storage port in a fabric or point-to-point
connection. On Brocade Access Gateway, the N_Port connects to the edge
switch.
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