HP SAN Switch User Manual page 98

Fabric view file
A file containing a set of fabrics that were opened and saved during a previous
McDATA Web Server session
Fan Fail LED
An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in the switch is operating below standard
Flash memory
Memory on the switch that contains the chassis control firmware
Force PROM mode
See Maintenance Mode
Frame
Data unit consisting of a start-of-frame (SOF) delimiter, header, data payload, CRC,
and an end-of-frame (EOF) delimiter
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
HAFM
High Availability Fabric Manager
Heartbeat LED
A chassis LED that indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the
results of the Power-on Self Test
In-band
The ability to manage a switch through an Fibre Channel port
management
Initiator
The device that initiates a data exchange with a target device
In-order-delivery
A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were
sent
Interop mode
Permits interoperation with FC-SW-2 compliant (Standard/McDATA Open mode)
switches and switches running in McDATA Fabric Mode (Interop_2 in CLI)
Inter-Switch Link (ISL) The connection between two switches using E_Ports
IP
Internet Protocol
LIP
Loop Initialization Primitive sequence
Logged-in LED
A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status
Maintenance button Formerly known as the Force PROM button. Momentary button on the switch used to
reset the switch or place the switch in maintenance mode.
Maintenance mode
Formerly known as force PROM mode. Maintenance mode sets the IP address to
10.0.0.1 and provides access to the switch for maintenance purposes.
Management
A set of guidelines and definitions for SNMP functions
Information Base
(MIB)
Management
PC workstation that manages the fabric through the fabric management switch
workstation
McDATA Web Server Switch management application that resides on the switch and is accessible through
an Internet browser.
Mesh topology
A fabric in which each chassis has at least one port directly connected to each
other chassis in the fabric
MIB
Management Information Base
Multistage topology A fabric in which two or more edge switches connect to one or more core switches
N_Port
Node Port. An Fibre Channel device port in a point-to-point or fabric connection.
NL_Port
Node Loop Port. An Fibre Channel device port that supports arbitrated loop
protocol.
Pending firmware
The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset
PFE key
Product Feature Enablement key. A password that you can purchase from your
switch distributor or authorized reseller to enable particular features in your switch
POST
Power-on Self Test
Power LED
A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC
voltages
Power-on Self Test
Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up
(POST)
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