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SANbox2-64 Switch Management
User’s Guide
Q
Power On Self Test (POST)
Diagnostics that the switch chassis
performs at start up.
Principal Switch
The switch in the fabric that manages
domain ID assignments.
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.
SFP
Small Form-Factor Pluggable.
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
Soft Zone
Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes
of controlling discovery. Members of the
same soft zone automatically discover and
communicate freely with all other
members of the same zone.
Target
A storage device that responds to an
initiator device.
Translated Loop Port
A TL_Port supports a loop of up 124
private target devices with the ability to
communicate with up to 63 “off-loop”
public devices.
User Account
An object stored on a switch that consists
of an account name, password, authority
level, and expiration date.
VCCI
Voluntary Control Council for Interference
Virtual Private Fabric Zone
Virtual Private Fabric zoning divides the
fabric for purposes of controlling discovery
and both inbound and outbound traffic.
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.
Zoning Database
The set of zone sets, zones, and aliases
stored on a switch.