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devices. May also be referred to as a switched fabric.
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E E_D_TOV Error detect time-out value. The minimum amount of time a target waits for a sequence to complete before initiating recovery. Can also be defined as the maximum time allowed for a round-trip transmission before an error condition is declared. E_Port Expansion port. A type of switch port that can be connected to an E_Port on another switch to create an ISL. EE_Credit End-to-end credit. The number of receive buffers allocated by a recipient port to an originating port. Used by Class 1 and 2 services to manage the exchange of frames across the fabric between source and destination. EIA rack A storage rack that meets the standards set by the Electronics Industry Association. enabled zone configuration The currently enabled configuration of zones. Only one configuration can be enabled at a time. end-to-end flow Governs flow of class 1 and 2 frames between N_Ports. control error As applies to fibre channel, a missing or corrupted frame, time-out, loss of synchronization, or loss of signal (link errors). exchange The highest level fibre channel mechanism used for communication between N_Ports. Composed of one or more related sequences, and can work in either one or both directions. F F_Port fabric fabric name FCIA FCP FCS switch Fabric port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and interface over links. Can be used to connect an N_Port to a switch. A fibre channel network containing two or more switches in addition to hosts and devices. May also be referred to as a switched fabric. The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and port discovery. Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international organization of fibre channel industry professionals. Among other things, provides oversight of ANSI and industry developed standards. Fibre channel protocol. Mapping of protocols onto the fibre channel standard protocols. For example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto fibre channel. Fabric Configuration Server Switch. One or more designated HP switches that store and manage the configuration and security parameters for all switches in the fabric. SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V, 2/16N and 4/32 installation guide 115