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HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.X System Error Messages Reference Guide (AA-RVHGC-TE, September 2005)

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LAN
Local area network. A network in which transmissions typically take place over fewer than 5 kilometers
(3.4 miles).
LED
Light-emitting diode. A device that indicates the status of elements on a switch.
LSAN
Logical storage area network. An LSAN enables device and storage connectivity that spans two or more
fabrics.
MALLOC
Memory allocation. Usually refers to buffer credits.
meta-SAN
Two or more SANs connected using Fibre Channel Routers. These SANs can share resources, but are not
merged.
MIB
Management Information Base. An SNMP structure that helps with device management, providing
configuration and device information.
N_Port
Node port. A port on a node that can connect to a Fibre Channel port or to another N_Port in a
point-to-point connection.
native PID
Native PID format is the default port identifier scheme on HP StorageWorks 1 GB switches, SAN Switch
2/8-EL, and SAN Switch 2/16. This format does not support higher port count switches in the fabric. See
also core PID, extended edge PID.
NR_Port
Ports that act as the source and destination of interfabric frames that traverse a Fibre Channel Router
backbone fabric. NR_Ports are virtual entities presented by an Fibre Channel Router.
NS
Name Server. The service provided by a fabric switch that stores names, addresses, and attributes related
to Fibre Channel objects. Can cache information for up to 15 minutes. Also known as a Simple Name
Server or as a directory service.
PID
Port identifier. See also core PID, extended edge PID, native PID.
port
In an HP StorageWorks switch environment, an SFP transceiver or GBIC receptacle on a switch to which an
optic cable for another device is attached.
port address
In Fibre Channel technology, the port address is defined in hexadecimal. In the HP Fabric OS, a port
address can be defined by a domain and port number combination or by area number.
port card
A hardware component that provides a platform for field-replaceable, hot-swappable ports.