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2–Getting Started
Terminology
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For all command line options, SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI shows the following
when there are errors in the command line input:
Error <error message>
SANsurfer FC/CNA HBA CLI
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description of command entered
Usage: <current command use usage>
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Some of the terms used in this guide are similar and some have changed slightly
as technology changes. The following definitions apply:
adapter port
Adapter port refers to the actual physical port on an adapter. For example, a
QLA2462 has two ports called HBA port 1 and HBA port 2.
adapter instance, adapter instance number, or adapter port instance
When you install adapter in a system with other adapters, each adapter port gets
assigned a number by the driver or API so it knows which adapter to communicate
with. This assigned number might be called adapter instance, adapter instance
number, or adapter port instance.
adapter alias
When an alias is assigned to a physical adapter, no matter how many ports that
adapter has, the adapter alias refers to the adapter, not one of its ports.
port alias
You can also assign an alias to an individual port on an adapter. This port alias
refers to only that port and none other.
Thus, an adapter can only have one adapter alias, but each port on that adapter
must have a unique port alias.