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Glossary 125
Input Power LED A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper
DC voltages.
Inter-Switch Link The connection between two switches using E_Ports.
IP Internet Protocol
LIP Loop Initialization Primitive sequence
Logged-in LED A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status.
Maintenance Button Formerly known as the Force PROM button. Momentary button on the switch
used to reset the switch or place the switch in maintenance mode.
Maintenance Mode Formerly known as force PROM mode. Maintenance mode 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 PC workstation that manages the fabric through the fabric management switch.
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.
NL_Port Node Loop Port. A Fibre Channel device port that supports arbitrated loop
protocol.
N_Port Node Port. A Fibre Channel device port in a point-to-point or fabric
connection.
Orphan Zone Set Zones that are currently not in a zone set are considered to be part of the
orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is not an actual zone set, but rather a
way of displaying the zones that are not currently in a zone set.
Pending Firmware The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset.
POST Power On Self Test
Power On Self Test
(POST) Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up.
Principal Switch The switch in the fabric that manages domain ID assignments.
QuickTools Switch management web applet.
SFP Small Form-Factor Pluggable.