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Glossary
SANbox-8/16 Switch Management
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Glossary
59010-06 Rev. A
User’s Manual
FC-PLDA
Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach
Flash Memory
Memory on the switch that contains the chassis
control firmware.
Frame
Data unit consisting of a start-of-frame (SOF) delim-
iter, header, data payload, CRC, and an end-of-frame
(EOF) delimiter.
FPGA
Field Programmable Gate Array
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
GBIC
GigaBit Interface Converter
GigaBit Interface Converter (GBIC)
A device, inserted into the switch chassis port,
containing the transmitters and receivers that
connect to the interconnection media.
Guest
A user of the switch management program who can
view switch operations, but has no authority to
define switch parameters or user access.
Heartbeat LED
An LED that uses blink patterns to indicate the status
of the internal switch processor and the results of
the Power-On-Self-Test.
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.
Input-Output Transfer
A switch stage type that enables the switch ports to
connect to devices or other switches.
IO/T
Input-output transfer
IP
Internet Protocol
LIP
Loop Initialization Primitive Sequence
Logged-In LED
A port LED that indicates device login or loop initial-
ization status.
Loop Initialization Primitive Sequence
A series of commands that initializes a loop of
devices connected to a fabric.
Management Information Base
A set of guidelines and definitions for the Fibre
Channel functions.
Management Workstation
PC or Unix workstation that manages the fabric
through the fabric management switch.
MIB
Management Information Base
NL_Port
Node Loop Port. A fibre channel device port that
supports arbitrated loop protocol.
Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
Memory on the switch where configuration informa-
tion is stored.
N_Port
Node Port. A fibre channel device port in a point-to-
point or fabric connection.
NVRAM
Non-Volatile Random Access Memory
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