FLOGI
The process by which an N_Port determines whether a fabric is present and, if
so, exchanges service parameters with it.
See also
???
.
FL_Port
Fabric loop port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and has
arbitrated loop capabilities. Can also be used to connect an NL_Port to a
switch.
See also
???
.
frame
The Fibre Channel structure used to transmit data between ports. Consists
of a start-of-frame delimiter, header, optional headers, data payload, cyclic
redundancy check, and end-of-frame delimiter. There are two types of frames:
link control frames
and
data frames
.
See also
???
.
FRU
Field-replaceable unit. A component that can be replaced on site.
FS
Fibre Channel Service. A service that is de
fi
ned by FC standards and exists at a
well-known address. The Simple Name Server, for example, is an FC service.
FSP
Fibre Channel Service Protocol. The common protocol for all fabric services; it is
transparent to the fabric type or topology.
FSPF
Fabric shortest path
fi
rst. HP routing protocol for FC switches.
Fx_Port
A fabric port that can operate as an F_Port or FL_Port.
G_Port
Generic port. A port that can operate as an E_Port or F_Port. A port is de
fi
ned
as a G_Port when it is not yet connected or has not yet assumed a speci
fi
c
function in the fabric.
See also
???
,
???
,
???
.
hard address
The AL_PA that an NL_Port attempts to acquire during loop initialization.
See
also
???
.
idle
Continuous transmission of an ordered set over an FC link when no data is
being transmitted, to keep the link active and maintain bit, byte, and word
synchronization.
integrated fabric
The fabric created by connecting multiple HP switches with multiple ISL cables,
and con
fi
guring the switches to handle traf
fi
c as a seamless group.
ISL trunking
The distribution of traf
fi
c over the combined bandwidth of multiple ISLs. A set
of trunked ISLs is called a
trunking group
; the ports in a trunking group are
called
trunking ports
.
isolated E_Port
An E_Port that is online but not operational due to overlapping domain IDs or
nonidentical parameters (such as E_D_TOVs).
See also
???
.
K28.5
A special 10-bit character that indicates the beginning of a transmission word
that performs FC control and signaling functions. The
fi
rst seven bits are the
common pattern.
kernel
fl
ash
Flash (temporary) memory connected to the peripheral bus of the processor and
visible within the processor's memory space. Also called a
user
fl
ash
.
L_Port
Loop port. A node port (NL_Port) or fabric port (FL_Port) that has arbitrated loop
capabilities. An L_Port can be in one of two modes:
•
Fabric mode: Connected to a port that is not loop capable and is using
fabric protocol.
•
Loop mode: In an arbitrated loop and using loop protocol. An L_Port in loop
mode can also be in
participating mode
or
non-participating mode
.
See also
???
.
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