Chapter 1. IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Switch - QLogic
Chapter 1. IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Switch - QLogic
Chapter 1. IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Switch - QLogic
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Frame<br />
Data unit consisting of a start-of-frame (SOF)<br />
delimiter, header, data payload, CRC, and an<br />
end-of-frame (EOF) delimiter.<br />
Hard Zone<br />
Hard zoning divides the fabric for purposes of<br />
controlling discovery and inbound traffic.<br />
Inactive Firmware<br />
The firmware image on the switch that is not in<br />
use.<br />
In-band Management<br />
The ability to manage a switch through another<br />
switch over an inter-switch link.<br />
Initiator<br />
The device that initiates a data exchange with a<br />
target device.<br />
Inter-<strong>Switch</strong> Link<br />
The connection between two switches using<br />
E_Ports.<br />
LIP<br />
Loop Initialization Primitive sequence<br />
Logged-in LED<br />
A port LED that indicates device login or loop<br />
initialization status.<br />
Management Information Base<br />
A set of guidelines and definitions for SNMP<br />
functions.<br />
Management Workstation<br />
PC workstation that manages the fabric<br />
through the fabric management switch.<br />
Mesh Topology<br />
A fabric in which each chassis has at least one<br />
port directly connected to each other chassis in<br />
the fabric.<br />
MIB<br />
Management Information Base<br />
Multistage Topology<br />
A fabric in which two or more edge switches<br />
connect to one or more core switches.<br />
NL_Port<br />
Node Loop Port. A Fibre Channel device port<br />
that supports arbitrated loop protocol.<br />
N_Port<br />
Node Port. A Fibre Channel device port in a<br />
point-to-point or fabric connection.<br />
OK LED<br />
A switch LED that indicates that the switch<br />
logic circuitry is receiving proper DC voltages.<br />
Orphan Zone Set<br />
Zones that are currently not in a zone set are<br />
considered to be part of the orphan zone set.<br />
The orphan zone set is not an actual zone set,<br />
but rather a way of displaying the zones that<br />
are not currently in a zone set.<br />
Pending Firmware<br />
The firmware image that will be activated upon<br />
the next switch reset.<br />
POST<br />
Power On Self Test<br />
Power On Self Test (POST)<br />
Diagnostics that the switch chassis performs at<br />
start up.<br />
Principal <strong>Switch</strong><br />
The switch in the fabric that manages domain<br />
ID assignments.<br />
QuickTools<br />
<strong>Switch</strong> management web applet.<br />
SFP<br />
Small Form-Factor Pluggable.<br />
Small Form-Factor Pluggable<br />
A transceiver device, smaller than a GigaBit<br />
Interface Converter, that plugs into the Fibre<br />
Channel port.<br />
SNMP<br />
Simple Network Management Protocol<br />
Soft Zone<br />
Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of<br />
controlling discovery. Members of the same<br />
soft zone automatically discover and communicate<br />
freely with all other members of the<br />
same zone.<br />
<strong>Switch</strong> Fault LED<br />
A switch LED that indicates the status of the<br />
internal switch processor and the results of the<br />
Power On Self Test.<br />
106 <strong>IBM</strong> <strong>Flex</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>FC3171</strong> 8 <strong>Gb</strong> <strong>SAN</strong> <strong>Switch</strong> QuickTools User’s Guide