SANbox 5000 Series Fibre Channel Switch Installation Guide
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MIB
Management Information Base
Multistage Topology
A fabric in which two or more edge switches connect to one or more core switches.
Network Time Protocol
A network protocol that enables a client to synchronize its time with a server.
NL_Port
Node Loop Port. A Fibre Channel device port that supports arbitrated loop protocol.
N_Port
Node Port. A Fibre Channel device port in a
NTP
Network Time Protocol
Pending Firmware
The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset.
POST
Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up.
Principal Switch
The switch in the fabric that manages domain ID assignments.
SANsurfer Switch Manager
Switch management application.
Simple Network Management Protocol
An application protocol that manages and monitors network communications and functions. It also controls the Management Information Base (MIB).
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 Form-Factor Pluggable
A transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into the Fibre Channel port.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
Target
A storage device that responds to an initiator device.
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.
VCCI
Voluntary Control Council for Interference
