McDATA OPENconnectors Command Line Interface USER MANUAL P/N 620-000134-500
Glossary
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Fibre Channel
Address There are two types of Fibre Channel addresses:
•An address for a public device, comprised of the domain ID, port
address, and its AL_PA
•An address for a private device, comprised of 0000 followed by its
AL_PA.
In both cases, the Fibre Channel address is represented as a six-digit
hexadecimal string.
field-replaceable unit An assembly removed and replaced in its entirety when any one of its
components fails.
firmware The embedded program code that resides and executes on, for
example, directors, switches, and hubs.
FL_Port Fabric Port currently operating in Arbitrated Loop. Only the
Sphereon 4500 Switch supports the operation of Arbitrated Loop.
FX_Port A port configuration allowing a port to transition operationally to
either an F_Port or an FL_Port. Only the Sphereon 4500 Switch
supports the configuration of this port type.
FRU See field-replaceable unit.
G
G_Port See generic port.
gateway A multi-homed host used to route network traffic from one network
to another, and to pass network traffic from one protocol to another.
gateway address A unique string of numbers (in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that
identifies a gateway on the network.
Gbps Gigabits per second.
generic port Also known as G_Port. Physical interface on a director th at can
function either as a fabric port (F_Port) or an extension port (E_Port)
depending on the port type to which it connects.