59021-04 C Glossary-3
SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
Q
Logged-In LED
A port LED that indicates device login or
loop initialization status.
Management Information Base
A set of guidelines and definitions for the
Fibre Channel functions.
Management Workstation
PC workstation that manages the fabric
through the fabric management switch.
MIB
Management Information Base
MSEnable
Determines whether GS-3 management
server commands will be accepted on the
port. It can be used to prevent in-band
management of the switch on any or all
ports. (True / False)
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.
NoClose
Causes the switch to keep the loop open,
if no other device is arbitrating. It is
intended to improve performance when
there is a single L_Port device connected
to the switch. (True / False)
Output Power LED
A power supply LED that indicates that the
power supply is providing DC voltage to
the switch.
Over Temperature LED
A chassis LED or a power supply LED that
indicates that the switch or power supply is
overheating.
POST
Power On Self Test
Power On Self Test (POST)
Diagnostics that the switch chassis
performs at start up.
Private Device
A device that can communicate only with
other devices on the same loop.
Private Loop
A loop of private devices connected to a
single switch port.
SANbox Manager
Switch management application.
SFF
Small Form-Factor transceiver.
SFP
Small Form-Factor Pluggable. A
transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit
Interface Converter, that plugs into the
Fibre Channel port.
Small Form Factor
A transceiver device, smaller than a
GigaBit Interface Converter, that is
permanently attached to the circuit board.
Small Form-Factor Pluggable
A transceiver device, smaller than a
GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into
the Fibre Channel port.