Connectrix DS-32M2 User Guide
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Glossary
E
E_D_TOV See Error Detect Time Out Value.
E_Port Expansion Port, a physical interface within the Fibre Channel switch 
that attaches to another E_Port on a Fibre Channel switch through an 
interswitch link.
Embedded Web
Server
A management interface embedded on the switch’s code that offers 
features similar to (but not as robust as) the Connectrix Manager and 
Product Manager.
Error Detect Time Out
Value
Defines the time the switch waits for an expected response before 
declaring an error condition. The error detect time out value 
(E_D_TOV) can be set within a range of two-tenths of a second to one 
second using the Connectrix switch Product Manager.
Error Message An indication that an error has been detected. See also Information 
Message and Warning Message.
ESD Electrostatic discharge.
Ethernet A baseband LAN that allows multiple station access to the 
transmission medium at will without prior coordination and which 
avoids or resolves contention.
Event Log A record of significant events that have occurred on a Connectrix 
switch, such as FRU failures, degraded operation, and port problems.
EWS Embedded Web Server.
Expansion Port A physical interface that attaches to another E_Port on a Fibre 
Channel switch through an interswitch link to form a multiswitch 
fabric.
Explicit Fabric Login F_Ports support a data field size that is agreed upon during fabric 
login.
F
FA Fibre Adapter, another name for a Symmetrix Fibre Channel director.