phantom address | An AL_PA value assigned to a device that is not physically in |
| the loop. Also known as phantom AL_PA. See also AL_PA, |
| phantom device. |
phantom device | A device that is not physically in an arbitrated loop but is |
| logically included through the use of a phantom address. See |
| also phantom address. |
PLOGI | Port login. The |
| establish sessions with targets. See also FLOGI. |
An FC topology that employs direct links between each pair of | |
| communicating entities. See also |
port cage | The metal casing extending out of the FC port on the switch |
| and into which a GBIC or SFP transceiver can be inserted. |
Port_Name | The unique identifier assigned to an FC port. It is communicated |
| during login and port discovery. |
POST | |
| after it is powered on. |
primary FCS | Primary Fabric Configuration Server switch. The switch that |
switch | actively manages the configuration and security parameters |
| for all switches in the fabric. |
private loop | An arbitrated loop that does not include a participating FL_Port. |
private NL_Port | An NL_Port that communicates only with other private NL_Ports |
| in the same loop and does not log in to the fabric. |
public device | A device that supports arbitrated loop protocol, can interpret |
| |
| arbitrated loop. |
public loop | An arbitrated loop that includes a participating FL_Port and |
| may contain both public and private NL_Ports. See also |
| arbitrated loop. |
public NL_Port | An NL_Port that logs in to the fabric, can function within a |
| public or private loop, and can communicate with private or |
| public NL_Ports. See also private loop. |
quad | A group of four adjacent ports that share a common pool of |
| frame buffers. |
R_A_TOV | Resource allocation |
| can be delayed in the fabric and still be delivered. |
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