McDATA 4416 manual Interface, Switch

Fabric Device An interface by which device host bus adapters can be managed through the Management fabric.

Interface

Fabric Management The switch through which the fabric is managed.

Switch

Fabric Name User defined name associated with the file that contains user list data for the fabric.

Fabric Port An F_Port or FL_Port.

Fabric Security The functions that provide security for fabric users and devices including user account security, and fabric services.

Fabric Services A component of fabric security that provides for the control of inband management and SNMP on a switch.

Fabric View File A file containing a set of fabrics that were opened and saved during a previous McDATA Embedded Web Server session.

FDMI See Fabric Device Management Interface.

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

G

Group A list of device worldwide names that are authorized to attach to a switch. There are three group types: one for other switches (ISL), another for devices (port), and a third for devices issuing management server commands (MS).

I

Inband Management The ability to manage a switch through another switch over an inter-switch link.

Initiator The device that initiates a data exchange with a target device.

In-Order-DeliveryA 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.

Inter-Switch Link The connection between two switches using E_Ports.

Glossary

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