HP StorageWorks 2/140 director product manager user guide - Page 216

Glossary fabric Fibre Channel entity that interconnects node ports (N_Ports_ and is capable of routing (switching) Fibre Channel frames using the destination ID information in the Fibre Channel frame header accompanying the frames. fabric element An active switch, director, or node in a Fibre Channel switched fabric. fabric port (F_Port) Physical interface on the director that connects to an N_Port through a point-to-point full duplex connection. failover Automatic and nondisruptive transition of functions from an active FRU that has failed to a backup FRU. FCC-IOC See Fibre Channel input/output controller. fiber Physical media types supported by the Fibre Channel specification, such as optical fiber, copper twisted pair, and coaxial cable. fiber optics Branch of optical technology concerned with the transmission of light pulses through fibers made of transparent materials such as glass, fused silica, and plastic. fiber port module card Each fiber module card provides four Fibre Channel connections through duplex small form factor pluggable (SFP) fiber-optic transceivers. 1 gigabit per second enabled. Fibre Channel Integrated set of standards recognized by the American national Standards Institute (ANSI) which defines specific protocols for flexible information transfer. Logically, a point-to-point serial data channel, structured for high performance. Fibre Channel fabric element Any device linked to a fabric. Information about these devices is recorded in a management information base (MIB) which can be accessed by fabric management software. Fibre Channel input/output controller (FCC-IOC) A device that controls the embedded Fibre Channel port and configures the ports' ASICs. Glossary-8 director product manager user guide