Q-Logic 64 Switch User Manual


 
Glossary-2 59048-04 Rev. B
SANbox2-64 Switch Management
User’s Guide
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Class 3 Service
A service which multiplexes frames at
frame boundaries to or from one or more
N_Ports without acknowledgment.
Configured Zone Sets
The zone sets stored on a switch
excluding the active zone set.
Default Visibility
Zoning parameter that determines the
level of communication among
ports/devices when there is no active zone
set.
Domain ID
User defined number that identifies the
switch in the fabric.
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.
Fabric Database
The set of fabrics that have been opened
during a SANbox Manager session.
Fabric Management Switch
The switch through which the fabric is
managed.
Fabric Name
User defined name associated with the file
that contains user list data for the fabric.
Fabric Port
An F_Port.
Fabric View File
A file containing a set of fabrics that were
opened and saved during a previous
SANbox Manager session.
Fan Fail LED
An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in
the switch is operating below standard.
FC-PLDA
Fibre Channel Private Loop Direct Attach
Flash Memory
Memory on the switch that contains the
chassis control firmware.
Force PROM Mode
See Maintenance Mode.
Frame
Data unit consisting of a start-of-frame
(SOF) delimiter, header, data payload,
CRC, and an end-of-frame (EOF)
delimiter.
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
Heartbeat LED
A chassis LED that indicates the status of
the internal switch processor and the
results of the Power-On Self-Test.
Inactive Firmware
The firmware image on the switch that is
not in use.
In-band Management
The ability to manage a switch through
another switch over an inter-switch link.