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offline Taking the interface card offline indicates that all SCSI and FC adapters in the interface card
are offline.
Taking a SCSI adapter offline means ending inputs/outputs and suspending all transactions
going from the interface card to the specified SCSI devices. The SCSI adapter is no longer
active or available for access.
Taking a FC adapter offline means ending inputs/outputs and suspending all transactions
going from the interface card to the specified FC device.
online For the interface card, online indicates that at least one adapter in the interface card is active
and available for access.
For a SCSI adapter, online indicates the SCSI adapter is active and available for access and
input/output processing.
For a FC adapter, online indicates the FC adapter is active and available for access and
input/output processing.
originator The Fibre Channel N_Port responsible for starting an exchange. A FC originator is
comparable to a SCSI initiator.
point-to-point One of three existing FC topologies, in which two ports are directly connected by a link with no
fabric, loop, or switching elements present. The interface card which uses FC-AL to support
Point-to-Point configurations.
port name A field value under the FC Status Menu; the FC port identifier; a 64-bit value the factory
assigns to each FC adapter.
post See Power On Self Test.
power on self test
(POST)
A group of tests run when the interface card is powered on.
processor Contains the arithmetic and logic, control, and internal memory units that control the interface
card.
reset SCSI For a specific SCSI bus, the host clears all inputs and outputs and then resets the bus and all the
devices connected to it.
responder The logical function in an N_Port responsible for supporting the exchange initiated by the
originator in another N_Port. A FC responder is comparable to a SCSI target. The interface
card is often the responder.
SAN Storage Area Network
SCC addressing A menu item. SCSI-3 interface card Commands (SCC) addressing is used to address SCSI
devices attached to the interface card using the SCC logical unit addressing method. In SCC
addressing mode, the interface card will respond to FCP commands as a SCC interface card
device.
SCSI Small Computer System Interface. An industry standard for connecting peripheral devices and
their interface cards to an initiator.
SCSI adapter A 16-bit fast/wide SE or Differential or LVD or 8-bit narrow single-ended physical connection
between the interface card and the SCSI devices. Each SCSI adapter supports up to sixteen
(for fast/wide) or eight (for narrow) SCSI devices, including itself.