McDATA OPENconnectors Command Line Interface USER MANUAL P/N 620-000134-500
Glossary
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dialog box A window containing informational messages or data fields to be
modified or filled in with desired options.
director An intelligent, high-availability Fibre Channel switching device
providing any-to-any port connectivity between nodes (end devices)
on a switched fabric. The director sends data transmissions (data
frames) between nodes in accordance with the address information
present in the frame headers of those transmissions.
domain ID The number that uniquely identifies a switch in a multiswitch fabric.
A distinct domain ID is automatically allocated to each switch in the
fabric by the principal switch.
E
E_Port See expansion port.
E_D_TOV See error-detect time-out value.
EFC Enterprise fabric connectivity.
EFC Server PC shipped with a product to run the EFC Manager, EFC Product
Manager, and EFC Fabric Manager applications.
embedded web
server With director firmware Version 1.2 (or later) installed, administrators
or operators with a browser-capable PC and an Internet connection
can monitor and manage the director through an embedded web
server interface, called the SANpilot interface. The interface provides
a GUI similar to the Product Manager application, and supports
director configuration, statistics monitoring, and basic operation.
Enterprise Fabric
Connectivity
Manager
Software application that is the system management framework
providing the user interface for managing McDATA Fibre Channel
connectivity products. The EFC Manager can run both locally on the
EFC Server and remotely on a user workstation.
error detect time out
value The value that defines the time the switch waits for an expected
response befo re declaring a n error condit ion.
error message Indication that an error has been detected. See also information
message; warning message.