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SANbox 5802V Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
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Chassis Hop
A measure of fabric latency represented
by the ISL that any frame crosses when
travelling from one switch to another. A
frame that travels from one switch to
another over an ISL experiences one
chassis hop.
Class 2 Service
A service which multiplexes frames at
frame boundaries to or from one or more
N_Ports wit h acknowledgment provided.
Class 3 Service
A service which multiplexes frames at
frame boundaries to or from one or more
N_Ports without acknowledgment.
Common Information Model
Switch service that provides for switch
management through third-party applica-
tions that comply with SMI-S.
Configuration Wizard
An Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 or Quick-
Tools wizard that automates the switch
configuration process.
Configured Zone Sets
The zone sets stored on a switch
excluding the active zone set.
Domain ID
User defined number that identifies the
switch in the fabric.
Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007
A separately licensed workstation-based
switch management application.
Event Log
Log of messages describing events that
occur in the fabric.
Expansion Port
E_Port that connects to another FC-SW-2
compliant switch.
Extended Credits
A feature of Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007
that enables you to reallocate port buffer
credits to extend transmission distances.
Fabric Database
The set of fabrics that have been opened
during a management session.
Fabric Management Switch
The switch through which the fabric is
managed.
Fabric Name
User defined name in QuickTools and
Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007 associated
with the file that contains user list data for
the fabric.
Fabric Port
An F_Port or FL_Port.
Fabric Security
A licensed feature that provides security
for fabric users and devices including user
account security and fabric services.
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.
Flash Memory
Memory on the switch that contains the
chassis control firmware.