Glossary - HP StorageWorks 8/20q Installation And Reference Manual

Glossary

This glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product. It is not a comprehensive glossary
of computer terms.
4-port Upgrade License A licensed feature that enables you to activate additional FC ports.
Active firmware
Active zoneset
Activity LED
Administrative state
Alarm
Alias
Application-specific
integrated circuit (ASIC)
Arbitrated loop
Arbitrated Loop
Physical Address
(AL_PA)
BootP
Buffer credit
Challenge-Handshake
Authentication Protocol
(CHAP)
Class 2 service
Class 3 service
Common Information
Model (CIM)
Configuration wizard
Device security
Domain ID
Enterprise Fabric
Management Suite
E_Port
Event log
Extended credits
F_Port
The firmware image on the switch that is in use.
The zoneset that defines the current zoning for the fabric. See Zoneset.
A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port.
Assigned state that determines the operational state of the port or switch. There are two
types of adminstrative states: the administrative state and the configured administrative
state. The administrative state is the currently assigned port or switch state, such as Online
or Offline. The configured administrative state is the state that is saved in the switch
configuration, which determines how the switch or port comes up after a reset or power
cycle.
A message generated by the switch that requires attention.
A named set of ports or devices used to make defining zoneset membership easier. An
alias is not a zone, and it cannot have a zone or another alias as a member. See Zone.
An integrated ciruit chip designed for a specific application, such as a transmission
protocol or a computer.
A Fibre Channel topology where ports use arbitration to establish a point-to-point circuit.
A unique one-byte value assigned during loop initialization to each NL_Port on a loop. See
NL_Port.
Boot strap protocol. A type of network server.
A measure of port buffer capacity, equal to one frame.
An authentication protocol by which a device is challenged to verify its identity before
being allowed to log in to a switch.
A service that multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports with
acknowledgment provided. See N_Port.
A service that multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports
without acknowledgment. See N_Port.
A switch service that provides for switch management through third-party applications that
comply with the Storage Management Initiative–Specification (SMI-S).
QuickTools or Enterprise Fabric Management Suite wizard that automates the switch
configuration process.
A component of fabric security that provides for the authorization and authentication of
devices that attach to a switch through the use of groups and security sets. See
Security set.
User-defined number that identifies the switch in the fabric.
An optional, workstation-based, fabric management application.
Expansion port. A Fibre Channel port that connects to another switch.
Log of messages describing events that occur in the fabric.
A feature of Enterprise Fabric Management Suite that enables the reallocation port buffer
credits to extend transmission distances.
Fabric port. A Fibre Channel switch port that supports a connection to a single server or
storage device.
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