FLOGI
The process by which an N_Port determines whether a fabric is present and, if so, exchanges service
parameters with it.
frame
The FC structure used to transmit data between ports. Consists of a start-of-frame delimiter, header,
optional headers, data payload, cyclic redundancy check, and end-of-frame delimiter. There are two
types of frames:
link control frames
and
data frames
.
See also
FRU
Field-replaceable unit. A component that can be replaced on site.
FS
FC Service. A service that is defined by FC standards and exists at a well-known address. The
Simple Name Server, for example, is an FC service.
FSP
Fibre Channel Service Protocol. The common protocol for all fabric services; it is transparent to the
fabric type or topology.
FSPF
Fabric shortest path first. HPE routing protocol for FC switches.
Fx_Port
A fabric port that can operate as an F_Port or FL_Port.
G
G_Port
Generic port. A port that can operate as an E_Port or F_Port. A port is defined as a G_Port when it is
not yet connected or has not yet assumed a specific function in the fabric.
See also
on page 41, and
I
idle
Continuous transmission of an ordered set over an FC link when no data is being transmitted, to keep
the link active and maintain bit, byte, and word synchronization.
integrated fabric
The fabric created by connecting multiple HPE switches with multiple ISL cables, and configuring the
switches to handle traffic as a seamless group.
ISL trunking
The distribution of traffic over the combined bandwidth of multiple ISLs. A set of trunked ISLs is called
a
trunking group
; the ports in a trunking group are called
trunking ports
.
isolated E_Port
An E_Port that is online but not operational due to overlapping domain IDs or due to nonidentical
parameters (such as E_D_TOVs).
See also
on page 40.
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