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

FTS

Fiber Transport Services.

Fx_Port

A fabric port that can operate as either an F_Port or FL_Port. See also F_Port, FL_Port.

G_Port

Generic port. A port that can operate as either an E_Port or an F_Port. A port is defined as a G_Port when

it is not yet connected or has not yet assumed a specific function in the fabric. 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).

High availability. A set of features in HP StorageWorks switches that is designed to provide maximum

reliability and nondisruptive replacement of key hardware and software modules.

HBA

Host bus adapter. The interface card between a server or workstation bus and the Fibre Channel network.

header

A Fibre Channel frame has a header and a payload. The header contains control and addressing

information associated with the frame.

hop count

The number of ISLs a frame must traverse to get from its source to its destination.

host

A computer system that provides end users with services like computation and storage access.

in-band

Transmission of management protocol over Fibre Channel.

initiator

A server or workstation on a Fibre Channel network that initiates communications with storage devices.