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.
See
also
on page 47.
end-to-end flow control
A facility that governs flow of class 1 and class 2 frames between N_Ports.
error
With respect to FC, a missing or corrupted frame, time-out, loss of synchronization, or loss of signal
(link error).
exchange
The highest-level FC mechanism used for communication between N_Ports. Composed of one or
more related sequences; exchange can work in one or both directions.
F
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.
See also
on page 46.
fabric
An FC network containing two or more switches in addition to hosts and devices. May also be called a
switched fabric
.
fabric name
The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and port discovery.
FC
Fibre Channel.
FCIA
Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international organization of FC industry professionals.
Among other things, provides oversight of ANSI and industry standards.
FCP
Fibre Channel Protocol. Mapping of protocols onto the FC standard protocols. For example, SCSI
FCP maps SCSI-3 onto FC.
FCS switch
Fabric Configuration Server switch. One or more designated HPE switches that store and manage the
configuration and security parameters for all switches in the fabric.
Fibre Channel
The primary protocol for building SANs to transmit data between servers, switches, and storage
devices. Unlike IP and Ethernet, Fibre Channel is designed to support the needs of storage devices of
all types. It is a high-speed, serial, bidirectional, topology-independent protocol, and is a highly
scalable interconnection between computers, peripherals, and networks.
fill word
An IDLE or ARB ordered set that is transmitted during breaks between data frames to keep the link
active.
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