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Fabric view file A file containing a set of fabrics that were opened and saved during a previous
McDATA Web Server session
Fan Fail LED An LED that indicates that a cooling fan in the switch is operating below standard
Flash memory Memory on the switch that contains the chassis control firmware
Force PROM mode See Maintenance Mode
Frame Data unit consisting of a start-of-frame (SOF) delimiter, header, data payload, CRC,
and an end-of-frame (EOF) delimiter
FRU Field Replaceable Unit
HAFM High Availability Fabric Manager
Heartbeat LED A chassis LED that indicates the status of the internal switch processor and the
results of the Power On Self Test
In-band
management
The ability to manage a switch through an FC port
Initiator The device that initiates a data exchange with a target device
In-order-delivery A feature that requires that frames be received in the same order in which they were
sent
Interop mode Permits interoperation with FC-SW-2 compliant (Standard/McDATA Open mode)
switches and switches running in McDATA Fabric Mode (Interop_2 in CLI)
Inter-Switch Link (ISL) The connection between two switches using E_Ports
IP Internet Protocol
LIP Loop Initialization Primitive sequence
Logged-in LED A port LED that indicates device login or loop initialization status
Maintenance button Formerly known as the Force PROM button. Momentary button on the switch used to
reset the switch or place the switch in maintenance mode.
Maintenance mode Formerly known as force PROM mode. Maintenance mode sets the IP address to
10.0.0.1 and provides access to the switch for maintenance purposes.
Management
Information Base
(MIB)
A set of guidelines and definitions for SNMP functions
Management
workstation
PC workstation that manages the fabric through the fabric management switch
McDATA Element
Manager
Switch management application that is accessible through the High Availability
Fabric Manager (HAFM).
McDATA Web Server Switch management application that resides on the switch and is accessible through
an Internet browser.
Mesh topology A fabric in which each chassis has at least one port directly connected to each
other chassis in the fabric
MIB Management Information Base
Multistage topology A fabric in which two or more edge switches connect to one or more core switches
N_Port Node Port. An FC device port in a point-to-point or fabric connection.
NL_Port Node Loop Port. An FC device port that supports arbitrated loop protocol.
Pending firmware The firmware image that will be activated upon the next switch reset
PFE key Product Feature Enablement key. A password that you can purchase from your
switch distributor or authorized reseller to enable particular features in your switch
POST Power On Self Test
Power LED A chassis LED that indicates that the switch logic circuitry is receiving proper DC
voltages