SANbox 5600 Series
Switch Management User’s Guide
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Small Form-Factor Pluggable
A transceiver device, smaller than a
GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into
the Fibre Channel port.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol
Soft Zone
Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes
of controlling discovery. Members of the
same soft zone automatically discover and
communicate freely with all other
members of the same zone.
Target
A storage device that responds to an
initiator device.
User Account
An object stored on a switch that consists
of an account name, password, authority
level, and expiration date.
VCCI
Voluntary Control Council for Interference
World Wide Name (WWN)
A unique 64-bit address assigned to a
device by the device manufacturer.
WWN
World Wide Name
Zone
A set of ports or devices grouped together
to control the exchange of information.
Zone Set
A set of zones grouped together. The
active zone set defines the zoning for a
fabric.
Zoning Database
The set of zone sets, zones, and aliases
stored on a switch.
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