wide area network (WAN). A network that provides
communication services to a geographic area larger
than that served by a local area network or a
metropolitan network, and that can use or provide public
communications facilities.
workstation. A computer used to access and manage
the fabric. Can also be referred to as a management
station or host.
worldwide name (WWN). Uniquely identifies a switch
on local and global networks.
World Wide Web (WWW). A network of servers that
contain programs and files. Many of the files contain
hypertext links to other documents available through the
network.
WWN. See worldwide name.
WWW. See World Wide Web.
Z
zone. A set of devices and hosts attached to the same
fabric and configured as being in the same zone.
Devices and hosts within the same zone have access
permission to others in the zone, but are not visible to
any outside the zone. See also zoning.
zone alias. An alias for a set of port numbers or
worldwide names (WWNs). Zone aliases can be used to
simplify the entry of port numbers and WWNs. For
example, “host” could be used as an alias for a WWN of
110:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a.
zone configuration. A set of zones designated as
belonging to the same zone configuration. When a zone
configuration is in effect, all valid zones in that
configuration are also in effect.
zone member. A port, node, worldwide name (WWN),
or alias, which is part of a zone.
zone scheme. The level of zoning granularity
selected. For example, zoning can be done by switch or
port, worldwide name (WWN), arbitrated loop physical
address (AL_PA), or a mixture. See also zone
configuration.
zone set. See zone configuration.
Zoning. A feature that runs on Fabric operating
system (OS) and allows partitioning of the fabric into
logical groupings of devices. Devices in a zone can only
access and be accessed by devices in the same zone.
See also zone.
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