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wide area network (WAN). A network that provides communication services to a geographic area larger than that served by a local area network or a metropolitan network, and that can use or provide public communications facilities. workstation. A computer used to access and manage the fabric. Can also be referred to as a management station or host. worldwide name (WWN). Uniquely identifies a switch on local and global networks. World Wide Web (WWW). A network of servers that contain programs and files. Many of the files contain hypertext links to other documents available through the network. WWN. See worldwide name. WWW. See World Wide Web. Z zone. A set of devices and hosts attached to the same fabric and configured as being in the same zone. Devices and hosts within the same zone have access permission to others in the zone, but are not visible to any outside the zone. See also zoning. zone alias. An alias for a set of port numbers or worldwide names (WWNs). Zone aliases can be used to simplify the entry of port numbers and WWNs. For example, "host" could be used as an alias for a WWN of 110:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a. zone configuration. A set of zones designated as belonging to the same zone configuration. When a zone configuration is in effect, all valid zones in that configuration are also in effect. zone member. A port, node, worldwide name (WWN), or alias, which is part of a zone. zone scheme. The level of zoning granularity selected. For example, zoning can be done by switch or port, worldwide name (WWN), arbitrated loop physical address (AL_PA), or a mixture. See also zone configuration. zone set. See zone configuration. Zoning. A feature that runs on Fabric operating system (OS) and allows partitioning of the fabric into logical groupings of devices. Devices in a zone can only access and be accessed by devices in the same zone. See also zone. Glossary 61

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wide
area
network
(WAN).
A
network
that
provides
communication
services
to
a
geographic
area
larger
than
that
served
by
a
local
area
network
or
a
metropolitan
network,
and
that
can
use
or
provide
public
communications
facilities.
workstation.
A
computer
used
to
access
and
manage
the
fabric.
Can
also
be
referred
to
as
a
management
station
or
host.
worldwide
name
(WWN).
Uniquely
identifies
a
switch
on
local
and
global
networks.
World
Wide
Web
(WWW).
A
network
of
servers
that
contain
programs
and
files.
Many
of
the
files
contain
hypertext
links
to
other
documents
available
through
the
network.
WWN.
See
worldwide
name
.
WWW.
See
World
Wide
Web
.
Z
zone.
A
set
of
devices
and
hosts
attached
to
the
same
fabric
and
configured
as
being
in
the
same
zone.
Devices
and
hosts
within
the
same
zone
have
access
permission
to
others
in
the
zone,
but
are
not
visible
to
any
outside
the
zone.
See
also
zoning
.
zone
alias.
An
alias
for
a
set
of
port
numbers
or
worldwide
names
(WWNs).
Zone
aliases
can
be
used
to
simplify
the
entry
of
port
numbers
and
WWNs.
For
example,
“host”
could
be
used
as
an
alias
for
a
WWN
of
110:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a.
zone
configuration.
A
set
of
zones
designated
as
belonging
to
the
same
zone
configuration.
When
a
zone
configuration
is
in
effect,
all
valid
zones
in
that
configuration
are
also
in
effect.
zone
member.
A
port,
node,
worldwide
name
(WWN),
or
alias,
which
is
part
of
a
zone.
zone
scheme.
The
level
of
zoning
granularity
selected.
For
example,
zoning
can
be
done
by
switch
or
port,
worldwide
name
(WWN),
arbitrated
loop
physical
address
(AL_PA),
or
a
mixture.
See
also
zone
configuration
.
zone
set.
See
zone
configuration
.
Zoning.
A
feature
that
runs
on
Fabric
operating
system
(OS)
and
allows
partitioning
of
the
fabric
into
logical
groupings
of
devices.
Devices
in
a
zone
can
only
access
and
be
accessed
by
devices
in
the
same
zone.
See
also
zone
.
Glossary
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