HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Features Overview (AA-RW1NA-TE, May 2005)

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Secure Fabric OS An optionally licensed HP feature that provides advanced, centralized security for
a fabric.
security policy Rules that determine how security is implemented in a fabric. Security policies can
be customized through HP Secure Fabric OS or HP Fabric Manager.
S_ID Source ID. Refers to the native port address (24 bit address).
Simple Name
Server
A switch service that stores names, addresses, and attributes for up to 15 minutes
and provides them as required to other devices in the fabric. SNS is defined by
Fibre Channel standards and exists at a well-known address. Also referred to as
directory service or name server.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. An Internet management protocol that uses
either IP for network-level functions and UDP for transport-level functions, or TCP/IP
for both. Can be made available over other protocols, such as UDP/IP, because it
does not rely on the underlying communication protocols. See also community
(SNMP).
SNS See Simple Name Server.
soft zone A zone consisting of zone members that are made visible to each other through
client service requests. Typically, soft zones contain zone members that are visible to
devices using Name Server exposure of zone members. The fabric does not enforce
a soft zone. Note that well-known addresses are implicitly included in every zone.
SSH Secure shell. Used starting in Fabric OS 4.1 to support encrypted telnet sessions to
the switch. SSH encrypts all messages, including the client sending the password at
login.
SSL Secure sockets layer.
storage A device used to store data, such as a disk or tape.
switch A fabric device providing bandwidth and high-speed routing of data via link-level
addressing.
switch name The arbitrary name assigned to a switch.
switch port A port on a switch. Switch ports can be E_Ports, F_Ports, or FL_Ports.
switch-to-switch
authentication
The process of authenticating both switches in a switch-to-switch connection using
digital certificates.
syslog Syslog daemon. Used to forward error messages.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol.