embedded web server user guide

Glossary–26 embedded web server user guide
Glossary
nickname
Alternate name assigned to a World Wide Name for a node, Director or Switch in the fabric.
NL_Port
See node loop port.
node
In Fibre Channel protocol, an end device (server or storage device) that is or can be connected
to a switched fabric. See also device.
node loop port
NL_Port. A physical interface within an end device (node) that participates in a loop
containing one or more fabric loop ports (FL_Ports) or other NL_Ports. See also expansion
port; fabric loop port; fabric port; generic port; hub port; node port; segmented expansion port.
node port
N_Port. Physical interface within an end device that can connect to an fabric port (F_Port) on a
switched fabric or directly to another N_Port (in point-to-point communications). See also
expansion port; fabric loop port; fabric port; generic port; hub port; node loop port; segmented
expansion port.
node port identifier
N_Port ID. In Fibre Channel protocol, a unique address identifier by which an N_Port is
uniquely known. It consists of a domain (most significant byte), an area, and a port, each 1
byte long. The N_Port ID is used in the source identifier (S_ID) and destination identifier
(D_ID) fields of a Fibre Channel frame.
nonvolatile random access memory
NV-RAM. RAM that retains its content when the device power is turned off.
N_Port
See node port.
N_Port ID
See node port identifier.
NV-RAM
See nonvolatile random access memory.
OEM
See original equipment manufacturer.
offline
Referring to data stored on a medium, such as tape or even paper, that is not available
immediately to the user.