Fabric view file | A file containing a set of fabrics that were opened and saved during a previous |
| McDATA Web Server session |
Fan Fail LED | An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in the switch is operating below standard |
Flash memory | Memory on the switch that contains the chassis control firmware |
Force PROM mode | See Maintenance Mode |
Frame | Data unit consisting of a |
| and an |
FRU | Field Replaceable Unit |
HAFM | High Availability Fabric Manager |
Heartbeat LED | A chassis LED that indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the |
| results of the |
The ability to manage a switch through an Fibre Channel port | |
management |
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Initiator | The device that initiates a data exchange with a target device |
A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were | |
| sent |
Interop mode | Permits interoperation with |
| switches and switches running in McDATA Fabric Mode (Interop_2 in CLI) |
The connection between two switches using E_Ports | |
IP | Internet Protocol |
LIP | Loop Initialization Primitive sequence |
A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status | |
Maintenance button | Formerly known as the Force PROM button. Momentary button on the switch used to |
| reset the switch or place the switch in maintenance mode. |
Maintenance mode | Formerly known as force PROM mode. Maintenance mode sets the IP address to |
| 10.0.0.1 and provides access to the switch for maintenance purposes. |
Management | A set of guidelines and definitions for SNMP functions |
Information Base |
|
(MIB) |
|
Management | PC workstation that manages the fabric through the fabric management switch |
workstation |
|
McDATA Web Server | Switch management application that resides on the switch and is accessible through |
| an Internet browser. |
Mesh topology | A fabric in which each chassis has at least one port directly connected to each |
| other chassis in the fabric |
MIB | Management Information Base |
Multistage topology | A fabric in which two or more edge switches connect to one or more core switches |
N_Port | Node Port. An Fibre Channel device port in a |
NL_Port | Node Loop Port. An Fibre Channel device port that supports arbitrated loop |
| protocol. |
Pending firmware | The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset |
PFE key | Product Feature Enablement key. A password that you can purchase from your |
| switch distributor or authorized reseller to enable particular features in your switch |
POST | |
Power LED | A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC |
| voltages |
Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up | |
(POST) |
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