HP Surestore 6164 Switch - Manual (Page 32)

32 HP Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide
Credit When applied to a switch, the maximum number of receive buffers provided
by an F_Port or FL_Port to its attached N_Port or NL_Port, respectively,
such that the N_Port or NL_Port can transmit frames without over-running
the F_Port or FL_Port.
Defined
Configuration The complete set of all zone objects that are defined in the fabric. The defined
configuration can include multiple zone configurations.
Domain_ID Unique identifier for the switch in a fabric. Usually automatically assigned
by the switch, but can also be assigned manually. Can be any value between
1 and 239.
E_D_TOV Error Detect Timeout Value. The time that the switch waits for an expected
response before declaring an error condition. Adjustable in 1-microsecond
increments from 2 to 10 seconds.
Effective
Configuration The particular zone configuration that is currently in effect. Only one
configuration can be in effect at a time. The effective configuration is built
each time a zone configuration is enabled.
E_Port Expansion port. A port is designated an E_Port when it is used as an
interswitch expansion port to connect to the E_Port of another switch, to
build a larger switch fabric.
Fabric A network that uses high-speed fibre connections to connect switches, hosts,
and devices. A fabric is an active, intelligent, nonshared interconnect scheme
for nodes.
FC-AL The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard. Defined on top of the FC-PH
standard. Defines the arbitration on a loop where several FC nodes share a
common medium.
FC-PH Fibre Channel Physical and Signalling standard.
FLA Fabric Loop Attach.
FLOGI Fabric login. The process by which a device gains access to the fabric.
F_Port A fabric port that is not loop capable. Used to connect an N_Port to a switch.
FL_Port A fabric port that is loop capable. Used to connect NL_Ports to the switch in
a loop configuration.