P
Pending Firmware The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset.
POST
Principal Switch The switch in the fabric that manages domain ID assignments.
S
Simple Network An application protocol that manages and monitors network communications Management and functions. It also controls the Management Information Base (MIB).
Protocol
Security Set A set of up to three groups with no more than one of each group type: ISL, Port, or MS. The active security set defines the device security for a switch.
SFP Small
Small
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
Soft Zone Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery. Members of the same soft zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone.
T
Target A storage device that responds to an initiator device.
U
User Account An object stored on a switch that consists of an account name, password, authority level, and expiration date.
User Account Security A component of fabric security that provides for the administration and authentication of account names, passwords, expiration dates, and authority level.
V
VCCI Voluntary Control Council for Interference
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