McDATA Enterprise Operating System User Manual page 317

uniform resource
locator
universal port module
URL
user datagram
protocol
W
warning message
World Wide Names
WWN
zone
zone member
zone set
URL. A URL is the address of a document or other resource on the
Internet.
A flexible 1 gigabit-per-second or 2 gigabit-per-second module that
contains four generic ports (G_Ports).
See uniform resource
UDP. A connectionless protocol that runs on top of Internet protocol
(IP) networks. User datagram protocol/Internet protocol (UDP/IP)
offers very few error recovery services, instead providing a direct
way to send and receive datagrams over an IP network. UDP/IP is
primarily used for broadcasting messages over an entire network.
A message that indicates a possible error has been detected. See also
error message; information
WWN. Eight-byte string that uniquely identifies a Fibre Channel
entity (that is, a port, a node, a switch, a fabric), even on global
networks.
See World Wide
Z
Set of devices that can access one another. All connected devices may
be configured into one or more zones. Devices in the same zone can
see each other. Those devices that occupy different zones cannot. See
also active zone set;
Specification of a device to be included in a zone. A zone member can
be identified by the port number of the director or switch to which it
is attached or by its port World Wide Name (WWN). In multiswitch
fabrics, identification of end-devices or nodes by WWN is preferable.
A collection of zones that may be activated as a unit. See also
zone set; zone.
locator.
message.
Names.
zone set; zoning.
Glossary
active
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