HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes (AA-RUQQL-TE, November 2009)

FCAP Fibre Channel Authentication Protocol
FC-GS Fibre Channel generic services. A set of FC commands.
FCIP Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol.
FCR Fibre Channel routing.
FDMI Fabric Device Management Interface.
FICON Fibre Connectivity. Hardware that connects the mainframe to the CU.
HA High availability. The relative ability of a system to operate continuously,
regardless of the type of failure.
HAFM High Availability Fabric Manager software.
HBA Host bus adapter. A hardware device that connects the host server to the fabric.
HCL Hot code load.
ISL Interswitch link. A connection between two switches.
LD A command used for ISL trunking over long distance links (up to 250 km) in
extended fabrics.
M-series Switches manufactured for HP by McDATA Corporation.
NPIV N_Port ID Virtualization.
NTP Network Time Protocol.
Operating mode The mode of the fabric. For M-series, there are two modes
(Homogeneous/McDATA Fabric or Open Fabric).
Homogeneous/McDATA Fabric Mode is designed for a fabric that consists of
M-series products and B-series switches in interopmode 2.
Open Fabric Mode is designed for fabrics that consist of M-series and other
vendor switches, and with B-series switches in interopmode 3.
OUI Organizationally unique identifier (McDATA).
PDCM Prohibit Dynamic Connectivity Mask
PID Port ID.
POD Ports on demand.
SAN Storage area network. An intelligent infrastructure that connects heterogeneous
servers and shared, heterogeneous storage systems.
Segmentation The condition when two switches are not able to connect. There are a number
of reasons for an ISL to segment. For more information, see “Segmentation
errors” on page 33.
SID Source ID.
SPOCK Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge. A database that provides interoperability
information for HP StorageWorks products (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock).
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