HP StorageWorks 2.32 SAN Switch - Manual (Page 321)

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Glossary
Error
As applies to Fibre Channel, a missing or corrupted frame, time-out, loss of synchronization,
or loss of signal (link errors).
See also loop failure.
ESD
Electrostatic Discharge.
Exchange
The highest level Fibre Channel mechanism used for communication between N_Ports.
Composed of one or more related sequences, and can work in either one or both directions.
Extended Fabric
An HP product that runs on Fabric OS and allows creation of a Fibre Channel fabric
interconnected over distances of up to 100 kilometers.
Extended Fabric is a means of allowing the implementation and management of SANs over
extended distances. This is achieved by adjusting the Buffer-to-Buffer Credits to guaranteed
allocation of buffers to specific ports.
F_Port
Fabric Port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and interface over links. Can
be used to connect an N_Port to a switch.
See also FL_Port, Fx_Port.
Fabric
A Fibre Channel network containing two or more interconnected switches in addition to hosts
and devices. May also be referred to as a switched fabric.
See also topology, SAN, cascade.
Fabric Access
An HP product that consists of a set of APIs that allow third party applications to interface
with Fabric OS.
Fabric Access allows the application to control the fabric directly for functions such as
discovery, access (zoning), management, performance, and switch control. Consists of a
host-based library that interfaces the application to switches in the fabric over an out-of-band
TCP/IP connection or in-band using an IP-capable Host Bus Adapter (HBA).