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96 hp StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8 Installation Guide
Name Server
Frequently used to indicate Simple Name Server.
NL_Port
Node Loop Port; a node port that has arbitrated loop capabilities. Used to connect an
equipment port to the fabric in a loop configuration through an FL_Port.
Node Name
The unique identifier for a node, communicated during login and port discovery.
Node
A Fibre Channel device that contains an N_Port or NL_Port.
Open Originator
The L_Port that wins arbitration in an arbitrated loop and sends an OPN ordered set to the
destination port, then enters the Open state.
Open Recipient
The L_Port that receives the OPN ordered set from the open originator, and then enters the
Open state.
Phantom Address
An AL_PA value that is assigned to an device that is not physically in the loop. Also known as
phantom AL_PA.
A twenty-bit public address created for an 8-bit loop device to allow public devices to access
it.
Phantom Device
A device that is not physically in an arbitrated loop, but is logically included through the use
of a phantom address.
PLOGI
Port Login; the port-to-port login process by which initiators establish sessions with targets.
Point-to-point
A Fibre Channel topology that employs direct links between each pair of communicating
entities. See also Topology.
Port Cage
The metal casing extending out of the optical port on the switch, and in which the SFP can be
inserted.