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Glossary and acronyms
D
Data Center Bridging.
DCBX
DCB Capability Exchange Protocol.
DCFM
Data Center Fabric Manager
Distributed Services Timeout Value (D_S_TOV)
The maximum time that a requestor will wait for a response to an FC-CT
distributed services request.
Domain_ID
An eight-bit value that identifies a domain.
ELM
Ethernet Link Manager.
Error Detect Timeout Value (E_D_TOV)
The minimum time that a node port waits for sequence completion before
initiating recovery.
Fabric Port (F_Port)
A switch port that is not capable of arbitrated loop operations and is
connected to a single N_Port.
Fabric Stability Timeout Value (F_S_TOV)
A timeout value used for fabric initialization and switch selection.
FCoE
Fibre Channel over Ethernet.
FCP
The Fibre Channel Protocol for mapping SCSI-3 operations to Fibre Channel.
FLOGI
FC Fabric Login request.
FL_Port
A switch port that is capable of arbitrated loop operations and is connected to
one or more NL_Ports in an arbitrated loop topology.
FOS
Fabric Operating System.
FPMA
Fabric Provided MAC Address.
F_Port
Fabric Port. A port on a switch to which an N_Port connects.
HBA