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SANbox 5800V Series Stackable Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
Glossary-4 59265-02 A
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Management Workstation
PC workstation that manages the fabric
through the fabric management switch.
Mesh Topology
A fabric in which each chassis has at least
one port directly connected to each other
chassis in the fabric.
MIB
Management Information Base
mPort Technology
Licensed feature that enables you to
choose which Fibre Channel ports are
active on a switch that is licensed for fewer
than twenty ports.
Multistage Topology
A fabric in which two or more edge
switches connect to one or more core
switches.
Network Time Protocol
A network protocol that enables a client to
synchronize its time with a server.
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.
NTP
Network Time Protocol
Pending Firmware
The firmware image that will be activated
upon the next switch reset.
Port Activation
A licensed feature that enables you to
activate additional FC ports.
Port Binding
An authorization method that defines a list
of device WWNs that can login to a switch
port.
POST
Power-On Self Test
Power-On Self Test
Diagnostics that the switch chassis
performs at start up.
Principal Switch
The switch in the fabric that manages
domain ID assignments.
QuickTools
Browser-based switch management appli-
cation that resides in the switch firmware.
Remote Authentication Dial-in Server
A server that supports the remote authenti-
cation of user and device logins to a
switch.
SANdoctor
A licensed feature that provides for media
diagnostics, Fibre Channel trace, and
Fibre Channel ping functions.
Secure Shell
Protocol that secures connections to the
switch for the command line interface.
Secure Socket Layer
Protocol that secures connections to the
switch for Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007,
QuickTools, the API, and SMI-S.
Security Set
A set of up to three groups that define
device security for the switch.