HP AA-RSB6B-TE manual Post, Ratov

Glossary

Port_Name

The unique identifier assigned to a Fibre Channel port. Communicated during login and port discovery.

POST

Power On Self-Test; a series of tests run by a switch after it is turned on.

Private Device

A device that supports arbitrated loop protocol and can interpret 8-bit addresses, but cannot log into 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 into the fabric.

Protocol

A defined method and a set of standards for communication.

Public NL_Port

An NL_Port that logs into the fabric, can function within either a public or a private loop, and can communicate with either private or public NL_Ports.

Public Device

A device that can log into the fabric and support 20-bit addresses (or has 20-bit phantom addresses created for it by the switch).

Public Loop

An arbitrated loop that includes a participating FL_Port, and may contain both public and private NL_Ports.

QuickLoop

A feature that makes it possible to allow private devices within loops to communicate with public and private devices across the fabric through the creation of a larger loop.

May also refer to the arbitrated loop created using this software. A QuickLoop can contain a number of devices or looplets; all devices in the same QuickLoop share a single AL_PA space.

R_A_TOV

Resource Allocation Time-out Value; the maximum time a frame can be delayed in the fabric and still be delivered.

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