HP 5697-7483 manual Plogi, Ratov, Raid, Rrtov

packet	A set of information transmitted across a network.
participating	A mode in which an L_Port in a loop has a valid AL_PA and can arbitrate, send
mode	frames, and retransmit received transmissions.
path selection	The selection of a transmission path through the fabric. HP switches use the FSPF
	protocol for transmission path selection.
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 ???, ???.
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 ???.
PLOGI	Port login. The port-to-port login process by which initiators establish sessions
	with targets. See also ???.
point-to-point	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	Power-on self-test. A series of diagnostic tests run by a switch after it is powered
	on.
primary FCS	Primary Fabric Configuration Server switch. The switch that actively manages
switch	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 8-bit addresses,
	and can log in to the fabric. See also ???.
public loop	An arbitrated loop that includes a participating FL_Port and may contain both
	public and private NL_Ports. See also ???.
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 ???.
quad	A group of four adjacent ports that share a common pool of frame buffers.
R_A_TOV	Resource allocation time-out value. The maximum time a frame can be delayed
	in the fabric and still be delivered.
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks. A collection of disk drives that appear
	as a single volume to the server and are fault tolerant through mirroring or
	parity checking.
request rate	The rate at which requests arrive at a servicing entity.
route	With respect to a fabric, the communication path between two switches. May
	also apply to the specific path taken by an individual frame from source to
	destination.
routing	The assignment of frames to specific switch ports according to frame destination.
RR_TOV	Resource recovery time-out value. The minimum time a target device in a loop
	waits after a LIP before logging out a SCSI initiator.

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