HP StorageWorks 2/8-EL SAN Switch 2/8 V3.1.x - Installation Guide - Page 102

E_Port, EE_Credit, EIA Rack, Enabled Zone Configuration, End-to-end Flow Control, Error, Exchange - storage works san switch

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Glossary E_Port Expansion Port; a type of switch port that can be connected to an E_Port on another switch to create an ISL. See also 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. See also End-to-end Flow Control, BB_Credit. 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 Control Governs flow of class 1 and 2 frames between N_Ports. See also EE_Credit. 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_Port 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. Fabric Name The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and port discovery. Fabric A Fibre Channel network containing two or more switches in addition to hosts and devices. May also be referred to as a switched fabric. See also Topology, SAN, Cascade. FC-AL-3 The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard defined by ANSI. Defined on top of the FC-PH standards. FC-FLA The Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attach standard defined by ANSI. 102 SAN Switch 2/8 Version 3.1.x Installation Guide

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Glossary
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SAN Switch 2/8 Version 3.1.x Installation Guide
E_Port
Expansion Port; a type of switch port that can be connected to an E_Port on another switch to
create an ISL. See also
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. See also
End-to-end Flow Control
,
BB_Credit
.
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 Control
Governs flow of class 1 and 2 frames between N_Ports. See also
EE_Credit
.
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_Port
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.
Fabric Name
The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and port discovery.
Fabric
A Fibre Channel network containing two or more switches in addition to hosts and devices.
May also be referred to as a switched fabric. See also
Topology
,
SAN
,
Cascade
.
FC-AL-3
The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard defined by ANSI. Defined on top of the FC-PH
standards.
FC-FLA
The Fibre Channel Fabric Loop Attach standard defined by ANSI.