Sun Microsystems 5602 User Manual

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SANbox 5602 Switch Management
User’s Guide

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Small Form-Factor Pluggable

A transceiver device, smaller than a
GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into
the Fibre Channel port.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol

Soft Zone

Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes
of controlling discovery. Members of the
same soft zone automatically discover and
communicate freely with all other
members of the same zone.

Target

A storage device that responds to an
initiator device.

User Account

An object stored on a switch that consists
of an account name, password, authority
level, and expiration date.

VCCI

Voluntary Control Council for Interference

World Wide Name (WWN)

A unique 64-bit address assigned to a
device by the device manufacturer.

WWN

World Wide Name

Zone

A set of ports or devices grouped together
to control the exchange of information.

Zone Set

A set of zones grouped together. The
active zone set defines the zoning for a
fabric.

Zoning Database

The set of zone sets, zones, and aliases
stored on a switch.

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