HP P4459A manual Glossary

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Glossary

This glossary contains terms and acronyms that may be found in this documentation.

AL_PA

Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. The low-order byte of a 3-byte Fibre Channel Source/Destination ID field that defines an address hierarchy. This is also called a Loop ID. See D_ID or S_ID.

AL_PD

A destination AL_PA.

AL_PS

A source AL_PA.

ANSI

American National Standards Institute, the organization that coordinates voluntary standards for programming languages, telecommunications, properties of disk and tape media, and more, in the United States.

Arbitrated Loop

A Fibre Channel standard defining a loop topology where up to 126 devices communicate with one another using an arbitrated access protocol.

Arbitration

The process of selecting one respondent from a collection of several candidates that request service concurrently.

Area

See Fibre Channel Address.

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Contents HP Part Number Audience Assumptions Symbols Used on Equipment Safety InstructionsSymbols in Text Contents Appendix B Regulatory Information Related Publications PrefaceRelated Web Sites Fibre Loop Switch Features Chapter Introducing the HP P4459A Port Fibre Loop SwitchGbic Ports Front Panel LEDs Front View of the Fibre Loop SwitchLEDs Switching Using Fibre Channel Protocol Switching OperationFibre Channel Arbitration in the Fibre Loop Switch Fibre Loop Switch Initialization Introducing the HP P4459A 8-Port Fibre Loop Switch Page Unpacking the Fibre Loop Switch Installing the Fibre Loop SwitchInstalling a Gbic Installing and Removing GBICs Fibre Loop SwitchRemove any cables attached to the Gbic Removing a GbicRack Installation Rack Mounting the Fibre Loop SwitchRack Installation Basics Mounting in HP Systems Racks Tools Required Preparation Marking Holes and Attaching Barrel Nuts on HP Systems Racks Place the Barrel Nuts on the Rack Columns Mark the Rack Column HolesInstalling the Fibre Loop Switch Attach the Sleeves to the Front Rack Columns Identify the six Torx screws Attaching Sleeves to an HP Systems Rack Installing the Fibre Loop Switch Securing the Switch Rails to the Switch Attach the Switch Rails to the Switch ChassisInstall the switch Installing the Switch into an HP Systems Rack Connect the appropriate AC power cord to the switch Complete the InstallationRetract the anti-tip foot, if desired Cabling for the Fibre Loop Switch Powering up a SystemCopper cable requirements for the Fibre Loop Switch General Maintenance Considerations Chapter Fibre Loop Switch TroubleshootingReading the LED Indicators Troubleshooting the SwitchReading The Power, Fault, and Initialization LEDs Connections Reset ButtonFibre Channel Cables Temperature ControlFans Filler PanelPage Switching Appendix a Fibre Loop Switch Functional SpecificationsPhysical Specifications Environmental SpecificationsLED Specifications Electrical SpecificationsFibre Channel Communications Regulatory CertificationVcci V3 1997, Class a Page Regulatory Notices Appendix B Regulatory InformationElectromagnetic Compliance Class a Equipment Class a AccessoriesFor products labeled as Class a Class a Warning Radio Frequency Emissions Warning for Accessories Declaration of Conformity Declaration of Conformity US and EURegulatory Notices Product Safety Laser Safety Germany Class Laser Product Lasser Klasse 1 Produkt Hardware Accessories Limited Warranty Appendix C Warranty and SupportHewlett-Packard Hardware Accessories Third-Party Hardware Products HP Repair and Telephone SupportCanada Other CountriesWorld Wide Web Page Glossary Transmission sent to all NPorts on a network ElectroMagnetic Compatibility FC-PH Fpga Time delay of data traffic through a network or a switch Lilp Lpsm OFC Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop that is connected to a fabric SAN Physical or logical layout of nodes on a network