HP StorageWorks Secure Fabric OS 5.0.0 User Guide (AA-RW1UA-TE, May 2005)

Secure Fabric OS 5.0.0 user guide 133
E
E_D_TOV Error detect time-out value. The minimum amount of time a target waits for a sequence
to complete before initiating recovery. Can also be defined as the maximum time
allowed for a round-trip transmission before an error condition is declared.
E_Port Expansion port. A type of switch port that can be connected to an E_Port on another
switch to create an ISL.
EE_Credit End-to-end credit. The number of receive buffers allocated by a recipient port to an
originating port. Used by Class 1 and 2 services to manage the exchange of frames
across the fabric between source and destination.
EIA rack A storage rack that meets the standards set by the Electronics Industry Association.
enabled zone
configuration
The currently enabled configuration of zones. Only one configuration can be enabled
at a time.
end-to-end flow
control
Governs flow of class 1 and 2 frames between N_Ports.
error As applies to fibre channel, a missing or corrupted frame, time-out, loss of
synchronization, or loss of signal (link errors).
exchange The highest level fibre channel mechanism used for communication between N_Ports.
Composed of one or more related sequences, and can work in either one or both
directions.
F
F_Port Fabric port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and interface over
links. Can be used to connect an N_Port to a switch.
fabric A fibre channel network containing two or more switches in addition to hosts and
devices. May also be referred to as a switched fabric.
fabric name The unique identifier assigned to a fabric and communicated during login and port
discovery.
FCIA Fibre Channel Industry Association. An international organization of fibre channel
industry professionals. Among other things, provides oversight of ANSI and industry
developed standards.
FCP Fibre channel protocol. Mapping of protocols onto the fibre channel standard
protocols. For example, SCSI FCP maps SCSI-3 onto fibre channel.
FCS switch Fabric Configuration Server Switch. One or more designated HP switches that store
and manage the configuration and security parameters for all switches in the fabric.