HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Glossary (53-1000040-03, November 2006) - Page 19

Glossary header A Fibre Channel frame has a header and a payload. The header contains control and addressing information associated with the frame. See also payload. HiPPI High-Performance Parallel Interface. An 800 Mbit/sec interface normally used in supercomputer environments. hop count The number of ISLs a frame must traverse to get from its source to its destination. See also ISL. host A computer system that provides end users with services such as computation and storage access. hot swappable A subsystem component, such as a power supply or fan assembly, that can be replaced while the overall system remains powered and functional. HSSDC High-speed serial data connection. A form factor that allows quick connections for copper interface. HSSDC-2 A second-generation HSSDC connector HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The standard TCP/IP transfer protocol used on the World Wide Web. HTTPS Hypertext Transfer Protocol secure link. Switches and directors configured for SSL grant access to management tools through hypertext transfer protocol secure links (which begin with https://) instead of standard links (which begin with http://). See also SSL. hub A Fibre Channel wiring concentrator that collapses a loop topology into a physical star topology. SAN devices are automatically added to the loop when active and removed when inactive. hunt group A number of N_Ports registered as a single Alias_ID so that the fabric can route a word to a port that is not busy. I I2C ID_ID idle iFCP iFCS IFL IKE Related to internal circuitry on motherboard. Insistent domain ID. A parameter of the configure command in the Fabric OS. Continuous transmission of an ordered set over a Fibre Channel link when no data is being transmitted, to keep the link active and maintain bit, byte, and word synchronization. Internet Fibre Channel Protocol. Supports Fibre Channel Layer 4 FCP-Over-TCP/IP. It is a gateway-togateway protocol in which TCP/IP switching and routing components enhance/replace Fibre Channel fabric. IP storage fabric configuration server. Interfabric link. A connection between a router and an edge fabric. Architecturally, these can be of type EX_Port-to-E_Port or EX_Port-to-EX_Port. Internet Key Exchange. The protocol used to set up a security association in the IPSec protocol suite. See also IPSec and SA. Brocade Glossary 15 Publication Number: 53-1000040-03