McDATA Eclipse 2640 SAN, Administration And Configuration Manual

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g-50 Eclipse™ 2640 SAN Router Administration and Configuration Manual
Glossary
SAN routers send data from one end node to another in a routed
SAN is called SAN Routing or SAN Internetworking.
router attached
devices (RADs)
End nodes that are either directly attached to an Fibre Channel port
on a SAN Router or were imported from a different fabric via a SAN
Router are referred to as router-attached devices. Devices that are
directly attached to an Fibre Channel port on a router are called local
router-attached devices (LRADs) within the context of that mSAN.
Devices that are imported from a different fabric within the mSAN or
a different mSAN altogether (for example, they were imported over
iFCP connections) are called remote router-attached devices
(RRADs).
router fabric manager
An R_Port that controls the zoning, fabric discovery, device
registration and other fabric related activities between the router and
an attached fabric. The router fabric manager acts a conduit between
the SNS in the fabric and the router SNS (mSNS and/or iSNS).
router zone set
A group of router zones (that may or may not have members) that
you can activate or deactivate as a single entity across the mSAN is
called a router zone set.
routing domain
Virtual domains that enable representation/addressing of devices
that are not part of a local fabric. The SAN router uses two routing
domains – one to enable routing between various fabrics within an
mSAN, and the other to enable routing between mSANs. The two
routing domains are visible within a fabric
R_Port
An mSAN Routing E_Port (R_Port) is a port on a SAN router used for
an ISL connection to a FC switch.
RS-232
The Electronic Industry Association (EIA)-recommended
specification for asynchronous serial interfaces between computers
and communications equipment. It specifies both the number of pins
and type of connection, but does not specify the electrical signals
(D)
.
S
SA/MVS™ See
System Automation for Operating System/390 .
mSAN
See
metro-area storage area network (mSAN) ; system area network.