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Fabric security
Fabric services
FC port
FL_Port
Flash memory
Frame
Group
Heartbeat LED
Host bus adapter (HBA) A circuit board that is installed in a server or storage device through which the device
Inband management
Initiator
In-order-delivery
Input power LED
Inter-Fabric Zone (IFZ)
Inter-switch link (ISL)
License key
Light Emitting Diode
(LED)
Logged-in LED
Maintenance button
Maintenance mode
Management
Information Base (MIB)
Management station
N_Port
Network Time Protocol
(NTP)
NL_Port
N-Port ID Virtualization
(NPIV)
Pending firmware
Port binding
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A feature that provides security for fabric users and devices, including user account security
and fabric services. See
A component of fabric security that provides for the control of inband management and
SNMP on a switch. See
(SNMP).
Fibre Channel port
Fabric loop port. A Fibre Channel switch port that supports a connection to up to 126
server or storage devices.
Memory on the switch that contains the switch control firmware.
Data unit consisting of start-of-frame (SOF) delimiter, header, data payload, CRC, and
end-of-frame (EOF) delimiter.
A list of device worldwide names that are authorized to attach to a switch. There are three
group types: one for other switches (ISL), another for devices (port), and a third for devices
issuing management server commands (MS).
A switch LED that indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the results of the
Power-on self test.
connects to the fabric.
The ability to manage a switch through another switch over an inter-switch link.
The device that initiates a data exchange with a target device.
A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were sent.
A switch LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC voltages.
A zone that is used to map local devices to devices on a remote HP StorageWorks B-Series
or C-Series fabric across a TR_Port. The zone membership consists of the port WWNs of the
local device, the remote device, and the TR_Port. The zone name is a concatenation of the
IFZ prefix, the lowest WWN, and the remaining WWN, separated by underscores (_).
The connection between two switches using E_Ports. See E_Port.
A code associated with a separately-purchased feature that activates that feature on the
switch.
One of several small lights that indicate the condition of the switch or a Fibre Channel port.
See
Heartbeat
LED,
Input power
A Fibre Channel port LED that indicates the logged-in or initialization status of the
connected devices.
Momentary button on the switch used to reset the switch or place the switch in maintenance
mode. See
Maintenance
Maintenance mode sets the IP address to 10.0.0.1 and provides access to the switch for
maintenance purposes.
A set of guidelines and definitions for SNMP functions. See
Protocol
(SNMP).
Workstation or server used to run Simple SAN Connection Manager.
Node port. A Fibre Channel device port in a point-to-point or fabric connection.
A network protocol that enables a client to synchronize its time with a server.
Node loop port. A Fibre Channel device port that supports arbitrated loop protocol.
A Fibre Channel facility allowing multiple N_Port IDs to share a single physical N_Port.
The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset.
An authorization method that defines a list of device WWNs that can login to a switch port.
See
Worldwide Name
(WWN).
Device security
and
Fabric
Fabric security
and
Simple Network Management Protocol
LED,
System Fault
mode.
services.
LED,
Activity
LED, and
Logged-in
Simple Network Management
LED.

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