iSR6200 Intelligent Storage Router Installation Guide - QLogic

Glossaryactivity LEDA port LED that indicates when frames areentering or leaving the port.adapterThe board that interfaces between thehost system and the target devices.Adapter is synonymous with host busadapter, host adapter, and adapter board.adapter portA port on the adapter board.adapter port beaconAn LED on the adapter. Flashing it enablesyou to locate the adapter.alarmA message generated by the switch thatspecifically requests attention. Alarms aregenerated by several switch processes.Some alarms can be configured.arbitrated loopA circular (ring) topology (versuspoint-to-point) where two or more portscan be interconnected, but only two portscan communicate at a time. All communicationpasses through all ports connectedto the loop.ASICApplication specific integrated circuit. Amicrochip designed for special applicationssuch as Fibre Channel.bandwidthA measure of the volume of data that canbe transmitted at a specific transmissionrate. A 2Gbps Fibre Channel port cantransmit or receive at nominal rates of2Gbps. This corresponds to actualbandwidth value of 212MB.boot codeThe program that initializes a system or anadapter. Boot code is the first program torun when a system or a device within asystem, such as an adapter, is poweredon. FCode, BIOS, and EFI (enhancedfirmware interface) are all forms of bootcode for specific hardware/operatingsystem environments.CHAPChallenge-handshake authenticationprotocol. CHAP is used for remote logon,usually between a client and server or aWeb browser and Web server. Achallenge/response is a security mechanismfor verifying the identity of a personor process without revealing a secretpassword that is shared by the twoentities. Also referred to as a three-wayhandshake.CLICommand line interface. Program interfacedriven by entering commands andparameters.ISR651101-00 GGlossary-1