HP StorageWorks Advanced Web Tools 7.4.X Administrator Guide (AA-RVHFC-TE, September 2005)

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FID
Fabric ID. Unique identifier of a fabric in a meta-SAN.
firmware
The basic operating system provided with the hardware.
FL_Port
Fabric loop port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and also has arbitrated-loop
capabilities. Can be used to connect an NL_Port to a switch. See also F_Port, Fx_Port.
F_Port
Fabric port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and interface over links. Can be used to
connect an N_Port to a switch. See also FL_Port, Fx_Port.
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 (CRC), and end-of-frame delimiter.
There are two types of frames: link control frames (transmission acknowledgements, and so forth) and data
frames.
FSPF
Fabric shortest path first. The HP routing protocol for Fibre Channel switches.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol.
Fx_Port
A fabric port that can operate as either an F_Port or FL_Port. See also F_Port, FL_Port.
gateway
Hardware that connects incompatible networks by providing translation for both hardware and software.
For example, an ATM gateway can be used to connect a Fibre Channel link to an ATM connection.
Gbit/sec
Gigabits per second (1,062,500,000 bits per second).
GBIC
Gigabit interface converter. A removable serial transceiver module that allows gigabaud physical-level
transport for Fibre Channel and gigabit Ethernet.
HBA
Host bus adapter. The interface card between a server or workstation bus and the Fibre Channel network.
host
A computer system that provides end users with services like computation and storage access.
IFL
Interfabric link. A connection between a router and an edge fabric. Architecturally, these can be of type
EX_Port-to-E_Port or EX_Port-to-EX_Port.
initiator
A server or workstation on a Fibre Channel network that initiates communications with storage devices.
See also target.