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enabled zone con-
fi guration
The currently enabled con fi guration of zones. Only one
con fi guration can be enabled at a time. See also zone , zone
con fi guration .
end-to-end fl ow
control
A facility that governs fl ow 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; can work in 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. See also U_Port .
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 identi fi er assigned to a fabric and communicated
during login and port discovery.
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 Con fi guration Server switch. One or more designated
HP switches that store and manage the con fi guration 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.
fi ll word An IDLE or ARB ordered set that is transmitted during breaks
between data frames to keep the link active.
FLOGI The process by which an N_Port determines whether a fabric
is present and, if so, exchanges service parameters with it.
See also PLOGI
.
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