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SANbox-8/16 Switch Management
User’s Manual
59010-06 Rev. A
Glossary
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Glossary
Administrator
A user of the switch management program who can
define switch parameters, but not user access.
Address Resolution Protocol
A protocol that enables systems to query the
network to identify devices by internet address.
AL_PA
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address
Arbitrated Loop
A Fibre Channel topology where ports use arbitration
to establish a point-to-point circuit.
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_PA)
A unique one-byte valid value assigned during Loop
Initialization to each NL_Port on a Loop.
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
BootP
A type of network server.
Buffer Credit
A measure of port buffer capacity.
CC
Cross-Connect
Class 2 Service
A service which multiplexes frames at frame bound-
aries to or from one or more N_Ports with acknowl-
edgment provided.
Class 3 Service
A service which multiplexes frames at frame bound-
aries to or from one or more N_Ports without
acknowledgment.
COF
CPORT Out FIFO
CPORT Out FIFO (COF)
A switch output buffer.
CRC
Cyclic Redundancy Check
Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
A method of detecting small changes in blocks of
data.
Cross-Connect
A switch stage type that defines all ports as T_Ports
Ethernet Activity LED
A switch management connector LED that indicates
when data is being transmitted to and from the
Management Workstation.
Ethernet Link Status LED
A switch management connector LED that indicates
an active link with the Management Workstation.
Fabric Management Switch
The switch through which the fabric is managed.
Fabric Name
User defined name associated with the file that
contains user list data for the fabric.
Fan Fail LED
An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in the switch
is operating below standard.
Summary of Contents for SANbox-16
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