HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class - Manual (Page 257)

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originator
The Nx_Port that originated an exchange.
out-of-band
Transmission of management protocol outside of the Fibre Channel network, usually over Ethernet.
OX_ID
Originator ID. The exchange ID assigned by the originator port.
parallel
The simultaneous transmission of data bits over multiple lines.
path selection
The selection of a transmission path through the fabric. HP StorageWorks switches use the FSPF protocol. See also
FSPF .
payload
A Fibre Channel frame has a header and a payload. The payload contains the information being transported by the
frame and is determined by the higher-level service or FC_4 upper-level protocol. There are many different payload
formats, based on protocol and size of truck bed. See also header .
Performance Monitoring
An HP StorageWorks switch feature that monitors port traffic and includes frame counters, SCSI read monitors, SCSI
write monitors, and other types of monitors.
phantom address
An AL_PA value assigned to a device that is not physically in the loop. Also known as phantom AL_PA.
phantom device
A device that is not physically in an arbitrated loop but is logically included through the use of a phantom address.
PID
Port identifier.
PKI
Public key infrastructure. An infrastructure that is based on public key cryptography and certificate authority (CA)
and that uses digital certificates. See also CA , digital certificate , public key cryptography .
PKI certification utility
Public key infrastructure certification utility. A utility that makes it possible to collect certificate requests from switches
and to load certificates to switches. See also digital certificate , PKI .
PLOGI
Port login. The port-to-port login process by which initiators establish sessions with targets. See also FLOGI .
point-to-point
A Fibre Channel topology that employs direct links between each pair of communicating entities. See also topology .