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fabric
An FC network containing two or more switches in addition to
hosts and devices. May also be called a switched fabric.
fabric name
The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated
during login and port discovery.
FCIA
Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international
organization of FC industry professionals. Among other things,
provides oversight of ANSI and industry standards.
FCP
Fibre Channel Protocol. Mapping of protocols onto the FC
standard protocols. For example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto
FC.
FCS switch
Fabric Configuration Server switch. One or more designated
HP switches that store and manage the configuration and
security parameters for all switches in the fabric.
Fibre Channel
The primary protocol for building SANs to transmit data
between servers, switches, and storage devices. Unlike IP
and Ethernet, Fibre Channel is designed to support the needs
of storage devices of all types. It is a high-speed, serial,
bidirectional, topology-independent protocol, and is a highly
scalable interconnection between computers, peripherals, and
networks.
FLOGI
The process by which an N_Port determines whether a fabric
is present and, if so, exchanges service parameters with it.
See also
FL_Port
Fabric loop port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric
protocol and has arbitrated loop capabilities. Can also be
used to connect an NL_Port to a switch. See also
frame
The Fibre Channel structure used to transmit data between
ports. Consists of a start-of-frame delimiter, header, optional
headers, data payload, cyclic redundancy check, and
end-of-frame delimiter. There are two types of frames: link
control frames and data frames. See also
.
FRU
Field-replaceable unit. A component that can be replaced on
site.
FS
Fibre Channel Service. A service that is defined by FC
standards and exists at a well-known address. The Simple
Name Server, for example, is an FC service.
FSP
Fibre Channel Service Protocol. The common protocol for all
fabric services; it is transparent to the fabric type or topology.
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