EMC DS-16B2 Switch User Manual


 
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Departmental Switch Model DS-16B2 Fabric OS Procedures Manual
Glossary
Workstation A computer used to access and manage the fabric. May also be
referred to as a management station or host.
WWN World Wide Name; an identifier that is unique worldwide. Each
entity in a fabric has a separate WWN.
Z
Zone A set of devices and hosts attached to the same fabric and configured
as being in the same zone. Devices and hosts within the same zone
have access permission to others in the zone, but are not visible to
any outside the zone. See also Zoning.
Zone Configuration A specified set of zones. Enabling a configuration enables all zones in
that configuration. See also Defined Configuration and Enabled
Configuration.
Zoning A Brocade product that runs on Fabric OS and allows partitioning of
the fabric into logical groupings of devices. Devices in a zone can
only access and be accessed by devices in the same zone. See also
Zone.