Terminology Used In This Document - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Terminology Used in this Document

Table 2
Table 2: Terminology
AL_PA
SID
DID
CRC
FILTER
MASK
Advanced Performance Monitoring Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
shows the terminology used in this book.
Term
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. An 8-bit value used to uniquely
identify an individual port within a loop. A loop may have one or
multiple AL_PAs.
3-byte Source ID of the originator device, in the
"0xDomainAreaALPA" (0xDDAAPP) format.
3-byte Destination ID of the destination device, in the
"0xDomainAreaALPA" (0xDDAAPP) format.
Cyclic redundancy check; an error detection method. The CRC is
32-bits in the frame, after the data field, and before the EOF (end of
frame).
A pattern of values in the frame header to be matched for the Fibre
Channel frames being transmitted and received by the port.
A field made up of hexadecimal values that are used to include or
exclude portions of a frame header for a possible match.
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