Q-Logic 59021-05 manual Logged-In LED

SANbox2-16 Fibre Channel Switch	￿
Installation Guide

Logged-In LED

A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status.

Management Information Base

A set of guidelines and definitions for the Fibre Channel functions.

Management Workstation

PC workstation that manages the fabric through the fabric management switch.

MIB

Management Information Base

MSEnable

Determines whether GS-3 management server commands will be accepted on the port. It can be used to prevent in-band management of the switch on any or all ports. (True / False)

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 point-to-point or fabric connection.

NoClose

Causes the switch to keep the loop open, if no other device is arbitrating. It is intended to improve performance when there is a single L_Port device connected to the switch. (True / False)

Output Power LED

A power supply LED that indicates that the power supply is providing DC voltage to the switch.

Over Temperature LED

A chassis LED or a power supply LED that indicates that the switch or power supply is overheating.

POST

Power On Self Test

Power On Self Test (POST)

Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up.

Private Device

A device that can communicate only with other devices on the same loop.

Private Loop

A loop of private devices connected to a single switch port.

SANbox Manager

Switch management application.

SFF

Small Form-Factor transceiver.

SFP

Small Form-Factor Pluggable. A transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into the Fibre Channel port.

Small Form Factor

A transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit Interface Converter, that is permanently attached to the circuit board.

Small Form-Factor Pluggable

A transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into the Fibre Channel port.

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