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g-14 Enterprise Operating System Command Line Interface User Manual
Glossary
resource allocation
time-out value
R_A_TOV. R_A_TOV is a value used to time-out operations that
depend on the maximum possible time that a frame could be delayed
in a fabric and still be delivered.
S
SAN See storage area network ; system area network.
SAN management
application
(1) Software application that is the system management framework
providing the user interface for managing Fibre Channel switch
products. (2) The software application that implements the
management user interface for all managed hardware products. The
SAN management application can run both locally on a server
platform and on a remote computer running client software.
SANpilot interface The interface provides a graphical user interface (GUI) similar to the
Element Manager application, and supports director or switch
configuration, statistics monitoring, and basic operations. With
director or switch firmware installed, administrators or operators
with a browser-capable personal computer (PC) and an Internet
connection can monitor and manage the director or switch through
an embedded web server interface.
SBAR See serial crossbar assembly .
segmented E_Port See segmented expansion port .
segmented expansion
port
Segmented E_Port. E_Port that has ceased to function as an E_Port
within a multiswitch fabric due to an incompatibility between the
fabrics that it joins.
SEL
System error light.
serial crossbar
assembly
SBAR. The assembly is responsible for Fibre Channel frame
transmission from any director or switch port to any other director or
switch port. Connections are established without software
intervention.
serial port A full-duplex channel that sends and receives data at the same time.
It consists of three wires: two that move data one bit at a time in
opposite directions, and a third wire that is a common signal ground
wire.