U42093-J-Z716-1-74 Operating Manual
Glossary
Adapter
A printed circuit assemblythat translates data between the FC host
processor’sinternal bus and a different bus, such as SCSI.
Address
See SCSI Addressing.
Addressing Mode
A menuitem. It is used to create a mapping table that maps devices on the
SCSI busto Fibre Channel logicalunits.
AL_PA
ArbitratedLoop Physical Address.
Arbitrated Loop
See Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop.
Area
The second byteof the N_Port Identifier.
Auto-Assigned Mapping
A menu item.The auto- addressingoption creates a mapping table using
devicesdiscovered upon powering up or resetting the PSFR-CP41, that is
not otherwise retained bythe PSFR-CP41.
Baud
The encoded bit rate persecond.
Bus
Ameans of transferring data between modules and adapters or between an
adapter and SCSI devices.For a SCSI bus definition, see SCSI Bus.
Channel
A general term fora path on which electronic signals travel.