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QLogic 9000 Series Stackable Chassis Switch
Installation Guide
Glossary-4 59229-05 A
Management Workstation
PC workstation that manages the fabric
through the fabric management switch.
Merge Auto Save
Zoning parameter that determines whether
changes to the active zone set that a
switch receives from other switches in the
fabric will be saved to permanent memory
on that switch.
MIB
Management Information Base
Network Time Protocol
A network protocol that enables a client to
synchronize its time with a server.
NL_Port
Node Loop Port. A Fibre Channel device
port that supports arbitrated loop protocol.
N_Port
Node Port. A Fibre Channel device port in
a point-to-point or fabric connection.
NTP
Network Time Protocol
Pending Firmware
The firmware image that will be activated
upon the next switch reset.
POST
Power On Self Test
Power On Self Test (POST)
Diagnostics that the switch chassis
performs at start up.
Principal Switch
The switch in the fabric that manages
domain ID assignments.
QuickTools
Switch management application that is
resident in the switch firmware and
executed through an internet browser.
Remote Authentication Dial-in Server
A server that supports the remote authenti-
cation of user and device logins to a
switch.
SANdoctor
A licensed feature that provides for media
diagnostics, Fibre Channel trace, and
Fibre Channel ping functions.
Secure Shell
Protocol that secures connections to the
switch for the command line interface.
Secure Socket Layer
Protocol that secures connections to the
switch for Enterprise Fabric Suite 2007,
QuickTools, the API, and SMI-S.
Security Set
A set of up to three groups that define
device security for the switch.
SFP
Small Form-Factor Pluggable.
Small Form-Factor Pluggable
A transceiver device, smaller than a
GigaBit Interface Converter, that plugs into
the Fibre Channel port.
SMI-S
Storage Management Initiative–Specifica-
tion.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol