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Acronyms & Glossary
This glossary contains definitions for terms used in this guide.
Acronyms
AL_PA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address; 8-bit value used to identify a device
.
E_Port An expansion or inter-switch port that can be connected to an E_Port of
another switch to create a cascading interswitch link (ISL)
.
F_Port On a Fibre Channel switch, a port that supports an N_Port.
A Fibre Channel
port in a point-to-point or Fabric connection.
FL_Port On a Fibre Channel switch, a port that supports Arbitrated Loop devices.
G_Port A generic port that can automatically configure as either an E_Port or a F_Port
GL_Port A generic loop port can automatically configure as an E_Port, F_Port, or a
FL_Port.
L_Port
A loop port that enables private devices to communicate with fabric or
public devices .
NAS
Network Attached Storage
SNDR
Sun StorEdge Network Data Replicator (formerly “Sun StorEdge Remote
Dual Copy”)
TL_Port A Translated Loop Port on the Sun StorEdge T3 array
that enables private
devices to communicate with fabric or public devices .
U_Port A universal port that can operate as an E_Port, F_Port, or FL_Port.