Glossary
Access Control List Zone
Access Control List zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery and inbound traffic.
Active Zone Set
The zone set that defines the current zoning for the fabric.
Active Firmware
The firmware image on the switch that is in use.
Activity LED
A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port.
Administrative State
State that determines the operating state of the port, I/O blade, or switch. The configured administrative state is stored in the switch configuration. The configured administrative state can be temporarily overridden using the command line interface.
Alarm
A message generated by the switch that specifically requests attention. Alarms are generated by several switch processes. Some alarms can be configured.
Alias
A named set of ports or devices. An alias is not a zone, and can not have a zone or another alias as a member.
AL_PA
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address
Arbitrated Loop
A Fibre Channel topology where ports use arbitration to establish a
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_PA)
Aunique
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit
Auto Save
Zoning parameter that determines whether changes to the active zone set that a switch receives from other switches in the fabric will be saved to permanent memory on that switch.
BootP
A type of network server.
Buffer Credit
A measure of port buffer capacity equal to one frame.
Cascade Topology
A fabric in which the switches are connected in series. If you connect the last switch back to the first switch, you create a
Class 2 Service
A service which multiplexes frames at frame boundaries to or from one or more N_Ports wit h acknowledgment provided.
