Users Guide

User’s Guide—QLogic Control Suite CLI
45000/41000 Series Adapters and Adapters Based on 578xx Controllers
Doc No. TD-000971 Rev. 1
January 29, 2021 Page 214 Copyright © 2021 Marvell
GUI
A user interface that is based upon icons
and visual relationships rather than text.
host
One or more adapters governed by a
single memory or CPU complex.
Host Bus Adapter
An adapter that connects a host system
(the computer) to other network and
storage devices.
initiator
System component, such as a network
interface card, that originates an I/O
operation.
Internet Protocol
See IP.
Internet simple name service
See iSNS.
Internet small computer system interface
See iSCSI.
Internet wide area RDMA protocol
See iWARP.
IP
Internet protocol. A method by which data
is sent from one computer to another over
the Internet. IP specifies the format of
packets, also called datagrams, and the
addressing scheme.
IPv4
Internet protocol version 4. A data-oriented
protocol used on a packet switched inter-
network (Ethernet, for example). It is a
best-effort delivery protocol: it does not
guarantee delivery, ensure proper
sequencing, or avoid duplicate delivery.
These aspects are addressed by an upper
layer protocol (TCP, and partly by UDP).
IPv4 does, however, provide data integrity
protection through the use of packet
checksums.
IPv6
Internet protocol version 6. Next-genera-
tion version of IP that, among other things,
lengthens the IP address from 32 bits to
128 bits.
iSNS
Internet simple name service is used for
discovery and management of IP-based
SANs.
iWARP
Internet wide area RDMA protocol. A
networking protocol that implements
RDMA for efficient data transfer over IP
networks. iWARP is designed for multiple
environments, including LANs, storage
networks, data center networks, and
WANs.
IQN
iSCSI qualified name. iSCSI node name
based on the initiator manufacturer and a
unique device name section.
iSCSI
Internet small computer system interface.
Protocol that encapsulates data into IP
packets to send over Ethernet connec-
tions.