HP Fibre Channel Fabric Migration Guide

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The port is generally associated
with the Hard Physical Address
(HPA) of a Fibre Channel target
device.
Private Loop - an arbitrated loop
that has no attached switch port.
Private loop devices can only
communicate with other deviceson
the same loop (except in
translative mode). See also
Translative Mode and Arbitrated
Loop.
Public Loop - a topology in
which an arbitrated loop is
connected to a switch through an
FL_Port which allows hosts or
devices on the loop tocommunicate
with hosts or devices attached to
other FL_Ports.
Q
QL_Port - a Fabric port in a
QuickLoop configuration that
routes information from a
QuickLoop switch to a target
device connected to an NL_Port.
QuickLoop Configuration - an
emulated private loop
configuration that allows private
hosts on Fabric-attached loops to
access private target devices
across the switch. This
configuration can consist of
multiple private Arbitrated Loops
that are interconnected and may
be isolated by the switch (this is a
feature of the Brocade switches).
T
TMWQL Translative Mode with
QuickLoop
Translative Mode - a technique
by which a switch allows public
hosts on a private loop connected
to a fabric to communicate with
private target devices. In
translative mode, these private
target devices operate as public
devices.
Z
Zoning - a logical grouping of
Fabric-attached devices that are
isolated from other devices and
other zones by the switch.