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PAGE 294 QLOGIC SWITCH INTEROPERABILITY GUIDE
VERSION 1.0, MARCH 2003
Glossary
E-Port
Expansion port. A switch port that
connects to another FC-SW-2 compliant
switch.
Expansion Port
See E-Port.
ExtCredit
Allows full speed operation over distances
greater than 10 kilometers. Additional
credit buffers are borrowed from other
ports (which must be set to donor state).
Decimal value 0–65535.
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.
FSPF
Fabric shortest path first
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
FC-SW-2
Fibre Channel switch fabric 2. For detailed
information, see the Introduction on
page 1.
Flash Memory
Memory on the switch that contains the
chassis control firmware.
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
GUI
Graphical user interface
Heartbeat LED
A chassis LED that indicates the status of
the internal switch processor and the
results of the power-on self-test.
Initiator
The device that initiates a data exchange
with a target device.
In-Order-Delivery
A feature that requires that frames be
received in the same order in which they
were sent.
Input Power LED
A chassis LED that indicates that the
switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC
voltages.
InteropCredit
This variable determines the number of
credits we will advertise on an ISL. Older
versions of Brocade software required that
we match their offering. Decimal value is
0–255.
IP
Internet protocol