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HP McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class User Manual

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McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem user guide 219

NL_Port

Node Loop Port. An FC device port that supports arbitrated loop protocol.

N_Port

Node Port. An FC device port in a point-to-point or fabric connection.

Pending firmware

The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset

PFE key

Product Feature Enablement key. A password that you can purchase from your

switch distributor or authorized reseller to enable particular features in your switch

POST

Power On Self Test

Power On Self Test

(POST)

Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at start up

Principal switch

The switch in the fabric that manages domain ID assignments

Product Feature

Enablement key

A password that you can purchase from your switch distributor or authorized

reseller to enable particular features in your switch

McDATA Web Server Switch management application
SFP

Small Form-Factor Pluggable

Small Form-Factor

Pluggable (SFP)

A transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into the

FC 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

VCCI

Voluntary Control Council for Interference

World Wide Name

(WWN)

A unique 64-bit address assigned to a device by the device manufacturer

WWN

World Wide Name

Zone

Zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery. Members of the

same zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members

of the same zone.

Zone set

A set of zones grouped together. The active zone set defines the zoning for a fabric.

Zoning database

The set of zone sets, zones, and aliases stored on a switch