HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.X Administrator Guide (AA-RVHDD-TE, February 2006)

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exported device
A device that has been mapped between fabrics (a host or storage port in one edge fabric can be
exported to any other fabric by using LSAN zoning).
F_Port
Fabric port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and interface over links. It can be used to
connect an N_Port to a switch. See also FL_Port, Fx_Port, N_Port.
fabric
A collection of Fibre Channel switches and devices, such as hosts and storage. Also called a switched
fabric. See also SAN, topology.
fabric name
The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and port discovery.
fabric port count
The number of ports available for connection by nodes in a fabric.
fabric services
Codes that describe the communication to and from any well-known address.
fabric topology
The arrangement of switches that form a fabric.
FAN
Fabric address notification. Retains the AL_PA and fabric address when a loop reinitializes, if the switch
supports FAN. See also AL_PA.
FC router
A platform running the HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel Routing Service or FC-to-FC routing (for instance,
the MP Router) that enables two or more fabrics to share resources (such hosts or storage devices) without
merging those fabrics. The platform could simultaneously be used as an FC router and as an FCIP tunnel.
FC-0
Lowest layer of Fibre Channel transport. Represents physical media.
FC-2
Layer of Fibre Channel transport that handles framing and protocol, frame format, sequence/exchange
management, and ordered set usage.
FC-3
Layer of Fibre Channel transport that contains common services used by multiple N_Ports in a node.
FC-4
Layer of Fibre Channel transport that handles standards and profiles for mapping upper-level protocols
such as SCSI and IP onto the Fibre Channel Protocol.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission.
FC-GS
Fibre Channel generic services.