g-52 McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual
Glossary
monitoring functions for these Fibre Channel products through the
application window.
workstation A terminal or microcomputer usually connected to a network or
mainframe at which a user can perform applications.
world-wide names WWN. Eight-byte string that uniquely identifies a Fibre Channel
entity (that is, a port, a node, a switch, a fabric), even on global net-
works.
wrap plug Synonym for loopback plug.
wrap test A test that checks attachment or control unit circuitry, without check-
ing the mechanism itself, by returning the output of the mechanism
as input. A wrap test can transmit a specific character pattern
through a system and compare the pattern received with the pattern
transmitted (D).
write authorization Permission for an simple network management protocol (SNMP)
management station with the proper community name to modify
writable management information base (MIB) variables.
WWN See world-wide names.
Z
zip drive A high capacity floppy disk and disk drive developed by the Iomega
Corporation. Zip disks are slightly larger than conventional floppy
disks. The storage capacity for zip disks is between 100 and 250 MB of
data. The zip drive and disk is used for backing up the EFC Server,
and is located on the communications tray behind the EFC Server.
zone Set of devices that can access one another. All connected devices may
be configured into one or more zones. Devices in the same zone can
see each other. Those devices that occupy different zones cannot. See
also active zone set; zone set; zoning.
zone member Specification of a device to be included in a zone. A zone member can
be identified by the port number of the director or switch to which it
is attached or by its port world-wide name (WWN). In multiswitch
fabrics, identification of end-devices or nodes by WWN is preferable.