HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Glossary (53-1000040-03, November 2006) - Page 38

Glossary W WAN Wide area network. WAN_TOV Wide area network timeout value. well-known In Fibre Channel technology, a logical address defined by Fibre Channel standards as assigned to a address specific function and stored on the switch. workstation A computer used to access and manage the fabric. Also referred to as a "management station" or "host." WTV Write timeout value. Refers to an ELS field that appears in portLogDump command output. WWN World Wide Name. An identifier that is unique worldwide. Each entity in a fabric has a separate WWN. WWN-level Defines a zone member using WWW port or WWN SAN device. Defining a zone member as WWN zoning allows the member (device) to be attached without regard to its physical location. X xlate domain See translate phantom domain. Z zone zone configuration zone member zone object A logical group of member devices. Devices within the same zone have access to others in the zone but are not visible to any device outside the zone. Zones are enabled by making them part of a configuration, and then enabling the configuration. See also administrative domain. In Brocade zoning, a zoning object that contains a set of zones. The configuration is the highest-level zoning element and is used to enable or disable a set of zones on the fabric. Defines a device. A zone member can belong to more than one zone at a time.A zone member can be defined by either port-level zoning (domain,port: the physical port to which it is connected) or WWNlevel zoning (using WWW port or WWN SAN device). A device defined in the zone database. This device can be a member within an alias, zone, or configuration. 34 Brocade Glossary Publication Number: 53-1000040-03