User's Manual

Installation Guide Stackable Fibre Channel Switch
5800V Series
Glossary-6 59265-02 B
Secure Socket Layer
Protocol that secures connections to the
switch for Enterprise Fabric Suite, Quick-
Tools, the API, and SMI-S.
Signed Certificate
A certificate that has been signed by a
certificate authority that contains the
public/private key pair and the valid device
identities.
Simple Network Management Protocol
A networking protocol that enables you to
monitor the switch using third-party appli-
cations that use SNMP.
SFP
Small Form-Factor Pluggable
Small Form-Factor Pluggable
A 1-/2-/4-/8-Gbps transceiver device that
plugs into the Fibre Channel port.
SMI-S
Storage Management Initiative–Specifica-
tion
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
Stacking Cable
An XPAK cable that connects two or more
switches through the 10Gbps XPAK ports.
Storage Management
Initiative–Specification
A standard that provides for the manage-
ment of the switch through third-party
management applications.
Target
A storage device that responds to an initi-
ator device.
TR_Port
Transparent routing port. A port type that
uses the Fibre Channel industry standard
NPIV to provide access to devices on a
remote Brocade or Cisco fabric.
User Account
An object stored on a switch that consists
of an account name, password, authority
level, and expiration date.
authority level, and expiration date.
User Account Security
A component of fabric security that
provides for the administration and
authentication of account names,
passwords, expiration dates, and authority
levels.
VCCI
Voluntary Control Council for Interference
Voluntary Control Council for Interference
A consortium of Japanese electronics
industry associations that have estab-
lished voluntary standards for controlling
electromagnetic interference (EMI). The
council’s mission is to formulate and
amend basic policies regarding the volun-
tary controls for electromagnetic emissions
from information technology equipment.
World Wide Name (WWN)
A unique 64-bit address assigned to a
device by the manufacturer.
WWN
World Wide Name
XPAK
A specification authored by a consortium
of companies to govern the development
of small form factor 10Gb and 20Gb
modules.