SAN Design: March 29, 2001 3:18 pm
4.0Glossary
This glossary provides definitions for the fibre channel and switch terminology used in BROCADE guide .
TABLE 1. Glossary of Fibre Channel and SAN Design Terminology
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Address Identifier | Value used to identify source or destination of a frame |
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ASIC | |
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BROCADE Extended | Switch option that allows for interconnection of switches up to 100 KM |
Fabric |
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BROCADE Web | BROCADE product that provides a graphical interface for monitoring and managing individual switches or entire |
Tools | fabrics from standard workstations. |
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BROCADE Zoning | BROCADE product that allows partitioning of fabric into logical groupings of devices. See also Zone |
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Domain ID | As applies to switches in the BROCADE SilkWorm 2000 series, a unique number between 1 and 239 that identifies |
| the switch to the fabric. |
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E_D_TOV | Error Detect |
| defined as the minimum time an L_Port waits for sequence completion before initiating recovery. See also R_A_TOV |
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| Fabric Port. A port that can transmit using fabric protocol and can interface over links. Can be used to connect |
| N_Ports to a switch. |
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Fabric | A fibre channel network of two or more switches. Also called a “switched fabric.” |
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Fabric OS TM | Proprietary operating system on BROCADE switches. |
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Fabric WatchTM | BROCADE product that allows monitoring and configuration of fabric and switch elements. |
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| Fabric Loop Port. A port that can transmit under both fabric protocol and loop protocol. Can be used to connect |
| NL_Ports to a switch. |
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FLOGI | Fabric Login. Process by which a node makes a logical connection to fabric. Used by ports to determine if fabric is |
| present, and if so to exchange service parameters with the fabric |
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