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59265-02 A Glossary-3
SANbox 5800V Series Stackable Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
A
Fabric Services
A component of fabric security that
provides for the control of inband manage-
ment and SNMP on a switch.
Fabric View File
A file containing a set of fabrics that were
opened and saved during a previous
QuickTools or Enterprise Fabric Suite
2007 session.
FDMI
See Fabric Device Management Interface.
Flash Memory
Memory on the switch that contains the
chassis control firmware.
Frame
Data unit consisting of a start-of-frame
(SOF) delimiter, header, data payload,
CRC, and an end-of-frame (EOF) delim-
iter.
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
Group
A list of device worldwide names that are
authorized to attach to a switch. There are
three group types: one for other switches
(ISL), another for devices (port), and a
third for devices issuing management
server commands (MS).
Heartbeat LED
A chassis LED that indicates the status of
the internal switch processor and the
results of the Power-On Self-Test.
Inband Management
The ability to manage a switch through
another switch over an inter-switch link.
Initiator
The device that initiates a data exchange
with a target device.
In-Order-Delivery
A feature that requires that frames be
received in the same order in which they
were sent.
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
License Key
A code associated with a
separately-purchased feature that
activates that feature on the switch.
LIP
Loop Initialization Primitive sequence
Maintenance Button
Momentary button on the switch used to
reset the switch or place the switch in
maintenance mode.
Maintenance 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.