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Glossary-6 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-0000522-09
O
out-of-box
switch
A switch coming from the factory without any customized settings. Web Tools EZ determines that a
switch is an out-of-box switch if the passwords of all of the default accounts (root, factory, admin, and
user) are set to the default passwords.
P
path selection The selection of a transmission path through the fabric. Brocade switches use the FSPF protocol. See
also FSPF.
Performance
Monitoring
A Brocade SilkWorm switch feature that monitors port traffic and includes frame counters, SCSI read
monitors, SCSI write monitors, and other types of monitors.
PID Port identifier.
PLOGI Port login. The port-to-port login process by which initiators establish sessions with targets.
port In a Brocade SilkWorm switch environment, an SFP or GBIC receptacle on a switch to which an optic
cable for another device is attached.
port address In Fibre Channel technology, the port address is defined in hexadecimal. In the Brocade Fabric OS, a
port address can be defined by a domain and port number combination or by area number. In an ESCON
Director, an address used to specify port connectivity parameters and to assign link addresses for
attached channels and control units.
port card A hardware component that provides a platform for field-replaceable, hot swappable ports.
port group A group of adjacent ports that share a common pool of frame buffers for long distance connections.
port name A user-defined alphanumeric name for a port.
port swapping Port swapping is the ability to redirect a failed port to another port. This feature is available in Fabric
OS v4.1.0 and higher.
POST Power-on self-test. A series of tests run by a switch after it is turned on.
primary FCS
switch
Relates to the Brocade Secure Fabric OS feature. The primary fabric configuration server switch
actively manages security and configurations for all switches in the fabric. See also FCS switch.
principal
switch
The first switch to boot up in a fabric. Ensures unique domain IDs among roles.
private device A device that supports arbitrated-loop protocol and can interpret 8-bit addresses but cannot log in to the
fabric.
protected
module
A Web Tools module to which you must log in if upfront login is disabled. Protected modules allow you
to modify the switch information. The Switch Admin and Zoning modules are protected modules.