59021-05 B Glossary-3
SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch
Installation Guide
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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.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
Target
A storage device that responds to an
initiator device.
VCCI
Voluntary Control Council for Interference
Worldwide Name (WWN)
A unique 64-bit address assigned to a
device by the device manufacturer.
WWN
Worldwide Name
Zone
A set of ports or devices grouped together
to control the exchange of information.
Zone Set
A set of zones grouped together. The
active zone set defines the zoning for a
fabric.