B
BootP Boot Strap Protocol. A type of network server.
Buffer Credit A measure of port buffer capacity equal to one frame.
C
Cascade Topology A fabric in which the switches are connected in series. If you connect the last switch back to the first switch, you create a
Class 2 Service A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports wit h acknowledgment provided.
Chassis Hop A measure of fabric latency represented by the ISL that any frame crosses when travelling from one switch to another. A frame that travels from one switch to another over an ISL experiences one chassis hop.
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.
D
Device Security A component of fabric security that provides for the authorization and authentication of devices that attach to a switch through the use of groups and security sets.
Domain ID User defined number that identifies the switch in the fabric.
E
Element Manager See McDATA Element Manager.
Embedded Web See McDATA Embedded Web Server.
Server
Event Log Log of messages describing events that occur in the fabric.
Expansion Port E_Port that connects to another
F
Fabric Database The set of fabrics that have been opened during a McDATA Embedded Web Server session.