P/N 620-000134-500 McDATA OPENconnectors Command Line Interface USER MANUAL
Glossary
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operations will automatically failover in the event of a component
failure. Redundancy is a vital characteristic of virtually all
high-availability (24 hr./7 days per week) computer systems and
networks.
resource allocation
time out value R_A_TOV is a value used to time out operations that depend on the
maximum possible time that a frame could be delayed in a fabric and
still be delivered.
S
SAN See storage area network.
SANpilot interface 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.
SBAR See serial crossbar assembly.
segmented E_Port An E_Port that has ceased to function as an E_Port within a
multiswitch fabric due to an incompatibility between the fabrics that
it joins. See also expansion port.
SEL System error light.
serial crossbar
assembly The serial crossbar assembly (SBAR) is responsible for Fibre Channel
frame transmission from any director port to any other director port.
Connections are established without software intervention.
Simple Network
Management
Protocol
A protocol that specifies a mechanism for network management that
is complete, yet simple. Information is exchanged between agents,
which are the devices on the network being managed, and managers,
which are the devices on the network through which the
management is done.
SNMP See Simple Network Management Protocol.