McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Installation Guide (AA-RW1XC-TE, November 2006)

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Fabric security The functions that provide security for fabric users and devices including user account
security, and fabric services.
Fabric services A component of fabric security that provides for the control of inband management and
SNMP on a switch.
Fabric view file A file containing a set of fabrics that were opened and saved during a previous McDATA
Web Server session.
FDMI See Fabric Device Management Interface.
Flash memory The memory on the switch that contains the chassis control firmware.
Frame A data unit consisting of a start-of-frame (SOF) delimiter, header, data payload, CRC, and
an end-of-frame (EOF) delimiter.
Group A list of device WWNs that are authorized to attach to a switch. There are three group
types: one for other switches (ISL), another for devices (port), and a third for devices issuing
management server commands (MS).
HAFM High Availability Fabric Manager
Inactive firmware The firmware image on the switch that is not in use.
Inband management The ability to manage a switch through an FC port.
Initiator The device that initiates a data exchange with a target device.
In-order-delivery A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were sent.
Power LED A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC voltages.
Inter-Switch Link (ISL) The connection between two switches using E_Ports.
Interop mode A mode that permits interoperation with FC-SW-2 compliant (Standard/McDATA Open
mode) switches and switches running in McDATA Fabric Mode.
IP Internet Protocol
LIP Loop Initialization Primitive sequence
Logged-in LED A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status.
Maintenance button Momentary button on the switch used to reset the switch or place the switch in maintenance
mode.
Maintenance mode A mode that sets the IP address to 10.0.0.1 and provides access to the switch for
maintenance purposes.
Management
Information Base
A set of guidelines and definitions for SNMP functions.
Management
workstation
A PC workstation that manages the fabric through the fabric management switch.
McDATA Web Server A switch management application that resides on the switch and is accessible through an
internet browser.
Mesh topology A fabric in which each chassis has at least one port directly connected to each other
chassis in the fabric.
MIB Management Information Base
Multistage topology A fabric in which two or more edge switches connect to one or more core switches.
Network Time Protocol
(NTP)
A network protocol that enables a client to synchronize its time with a server.
NL_Port Node Loop Port. An FC device port that supports arbitrated loop protocol.
N_Port Node Port. An FC device port in a point-to-point or fabric connection.
NTP Network Time Protocol
Pending firmware The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset.
PFE key See Product Feature Enablement Key.
POST Power On Self Test