Brocade SAN Glossary for Fabric OS v6.0.0

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WTV Write Timeout Value.

WWN World Wide Name. A 64-bit unique identifier for nodes and ports in a fabric.

WWN-level zoning Defines a zone member using WWN port or WWN SAN device. Defining a

zone member as WWN allows the member (device) to be attached without

regard to its physical location.

Zone A logical group of member devices; devices in the same zone have access to

others in the zone but are not visible to a device outside the zone.

Zone configuration In Brocade zoning, a zoning object that contains a set of zones; the highest-

level zoning element and used to enable or disable a set of zones in the

fabric.

Zone member Defines a device; can belong to more than one zone at a time.

Zone object A device defined in the zone database, which can be a member within an

alias, zone, or configuration.

Zoning A feature in fabric switches or hubs that allows segmentation of a node by

physical port, name, or address.

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