HP Fibre Channel Fabric Migration Guide

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FC-AL - (Fibre Channel
Arbitrated Loop) - the ANSI
standard that describes how
several Fibre Channel ports can
share a single communication ring.
F_Port (Fabric Port) - a port
within the Fabric used to route
frames from N_Port to N_Port.The
F_Port is the access point to a
Fibre Channel switch.
FC-SW (Fibre Channel Switch
Fabric) - the standard that
describes how Fibre Channel
switches are required to behave.
FC-GS - (Fibre Channel Generic
Service) - the ANSI standard that
describes such services as the
directory service that allows a host
to identify which storage devices
are available and their addresses.
FL_Port - an F_Port that is
attached to the Fabric in a loop
configuration.
I
IODC (Input/Output Dependent
Code) - firmware that implements
a simplified driver for an adapter
card. It is analogous to card BIOS
in a PC. IODC is included in the
PDC (Processor Dependent
Code). See also PDC.
L
LIP (Loop Initialization Primitive)
used to initiate a procedure on the
loop. This initialization state
usually causes activity on the loop
to suspend briefly. It can be caused
by new devices being added or
moved on the loop, arbitrated loop
address assignment, recovery from
loop failure, or resetting a node.
N
N_Port - a node port (or device
port) used to route information to
or from other nodes or to devices.
The N_Port is the access point to a
Fibre Channel adapter.
NL_Port - an N_Port that is
attached to the Fabric in a loop
configuration.
P
PDC (ProcessorDependent Code)-
firmware that hides machine
differences and integrates and
calls IODC to allow the system to
boot. It is analogous to system
BIOS in a PC. See also IODC.
Port - the third field of the 3-byte
address assigned to an attached
N_Port in a Fabric configuration.