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E
Error detect time-out value. The minimum amount of time a target waits for a sequence
E_D_TOV
to complete before initiating recovery. Can also be defined as the maximum time
allowed for a round-trip transmission before an error condition is declared.
Expansion port. A type of switch port that can be connected to an E_Port on another
E_Port
switch to create an ISL.
End-to-end credit. The number of receive buffers allocated by a recipient port to an
EE_Credit
originating port. Used by Class 1 and 2 services to manage the exchange of frames
across the fabric between source and destination.
A storage rack that meets the standards set by the Electronics Industry Association.
EIA rack
The currently enabled configuration of zones. Only one configuration can be enabled
enabled zone
configuration
at a time.
Governs flow of class 1 and 2 frames between N_Ports.
end-to-end flow
control
As applies to fibre channel, a missing or corrupted frame, time-out, loss of
error
synchronization, or loss of signal (link errors).
The highest level fibre channel mechanism used for communication between N_Ports.
exchange
Composed of one or more related sequences, and can work in either one or both
directions.
F
Fabric port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and interface over links.
F_Port
Can be used to connect an N_Port to a switch.
A fibre channel network containing two or more switches in addition to hosts and
fabric
devices. May also be referred to as a switched fabric.
The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and port
fabric name
discovery.
Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international organization of fibre channel
FCIA
industry professionals. Among other things, provides oversight of ANSI and industry
developed standards.
Fibre channel protocol. Mapping of protocols onto the fibre channel standard
FCP
protocols. For example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto fibre channel.
Fabric Configuration Server Switch. One or more designated HP switches that store and
FCS switch
manage the configuration and security parameters for all switches in the fabric.
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