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Glossary
Error Message An indication that an error has been detected. Also see Information
Message and Warning Message.
ESD Electrostatic Discharge.
Event Log A record of significant events that have occurred on the ED-1032,
such as FRU failures, degraded operation, and port problems.
F
Fabric One or more switching devices that interconnect Fibre Channel
N_Ports, and route Fibre Channel frames based on destination IDs in
the frame headers.
Failover The process of detecting a failure on an active ED-1032 FRU and the
automatic transition of functions to a backup FRU.
Fibre A general term used to cover all physical media types supported by
the Fibre Channel specification, such as optical fiber, twisted pair, and
coaxial cable.
Fibre Channel The general name of an integrated set of ANSI standards that define
new protocols for flexible information transfer. Logically, Fibre
Channel is a high-performance serial data channel.
Fiber Optics The branch of optical technology concerned with the transmission of
radiant power through fibers made of transparent materials such as
glass, fused silica, and plastic.
Either a single discrete fiber or a nonspatially aligned fiber bundle
can be used for each information channel. Such fibers are often called
optical fibers to differentiate them from fibers used in
non-communication applications.
Firmware The program code (embedded software) that resides and executes on
a connectivity device, such as the ED-1032 Director, a Symmetrix
Fibre Channel Director, or a host bus adapter (HBA).
F_Port Fabric Port, a physical interface within the fabric. An F_Port attaches
to an N_Port through a point-to-point full-duplex link connection.
FRU Field Replaceable Unit, a hardware component that can be replaced
as an entire unit. The ED-1032 Product Manager can display status for
the FRUs installed in the unit.