Brocade Communications Systems Brocade Fabric Watch User Manual page 32

Domain ID
E_D_TOV
E_Port
EE_Credit
EIA Rack
Enabled Zone
Configuration
End-to-end
Flow Control
Error
Exchange
F_Port
Fabric
Fabric Name
Fabric OS
FC-AL-3
FC-FLA
FCP
FC-PH-1, 2, 3
FC-PI
FC-PLDA
Glossary-4
As applies to SilkWorm switches, a unique number between 1 and 239 that
identifies the switch to the fabric and is used in routing frames. Usually
automatically assigned by the switch, but can be manually assigned.
Error Detect Time-out Value; the minimum amount of time a target waits for a
sequence 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. See also R_A_TOV, RR_TOV.
Expansion Port; a type of switch port that can be connected to an E_Port on
another switch to create an ISL. See also ISL.
End-to-end Credit; the number of receive buffers allocated by a recipient port to
an originating port. Used by Class 1 and 2 services to manage the exchange of
frames across the fabric between source and destination. See also End-to-end
Flow Control, BB_Credit.
A storage rack that meets the standards set by the Electronics Industry
Association.
The currently enabled configuration of zones. Only one configuration can be
enabled at a time. See also Defined Configuration, Zone Configuration.
Governs flow of class 1 and 2 frames between N_Ports. See also EE_Credit.
As applies to fibre channel, a missing or corrupted frame, time-out, loss of
synchronization, or loss of signal (link errors). See also Loop Failure.
The highest level fibre channel mechanism used for communication between
N_Ports. Composed of one or more related sequences, and can work in either one
or both directions.
Fabric Port; a port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and interface over
links. Can be used to connect an N_Port to a switch. See also FL_Port, Fx_Port.
A fibre channel network containing two or more switches in addition to hosts and
devices. May also be referred to as a switched fabric. See also Topology, SAN,
Cascade.
The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and
port discovery.
TM
The proprietary operating system on Brocade switches.
The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard defined by ANSI. Defined on top of
the FC-PH standards.
The Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attach standard defined by ANSI.
Fibre Channel Protocol; mapping of protocols onto the fibre channel standard
protocols. For example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto fibre channel.
The Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling Interface standards defined by ANSI.
The Fibre Channel Physical Interface standard defined by ANSI.
The Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach standard defined by ANSI. Applies
to the operation of peripheral devices on a private loop.
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