Qlogic 5800V Series Installation Guide

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Installation Guide Stackable Fibre Channel Switch
5800V Series
Extended Credits
A feature of Enterprise Fabric Suite that
enables you to reallocate port buffer
credits to extend transmission distances.
Fabric Database
The set of fabrics that have been opened
during a QuickTools or management
session.
Fabric Device Management Interface
An interface by which device host bus
adapters can be managed through the
fabric.
Fabric Management Switch
The switch through which the fabric is
managed.
Fabric Name
User defined name in QuickTools and
Enterprise Fabric Suite associated with the
file that contains user list data for the
fabric.
Fabric Port
See F_Port.
Fabric Security
A feature that provides security for fabric
users and devices, including user account
security and fabric services.
Fabric Services
A component of fabric security that
provides for the control of inband manage-
ment and SNMP on a switch.
Fabric View File
A file containing a set of fabrics that were
opened and saved during a previous
QuickTools or Enterprise Fabric Suite
session.
FDMI
See Fabric Device Management Interface.
Flash Memory
Memory on the switch that contains the
chassis control firmware.
Frame
Data unit consisting of a start-of-frame
(SOF) delimiter, header, data payload,
CRC, and an end-of-frame (EOF) delim-
iter.
FRU
Field Replaceable Unit
F_Port
A port within a Fibre Channel switch that
provides a point-to-point link attachment to
a single N_Port.
Group
A list of device world wide names that are
authorized to attach to a switch. There are
three group types: one for other switches
(ISL), another for devices (port), and a
third for devices issuing management
server (MS) commands.
Heartbeat LED
A chassis LED that indicates the status of
the internal switch processor and the
results of the POST.
IKE Peer
The device connected to a switch that
requires secure IP communication. The
IKE configuration associated with this
device that establishes an IKE security
association connection with the switch.
See Internet Key Exchange (IKE).

Qlogic 5800V Series Specifications

General

Brand	Qlogic
Model	5800V Series
Category	Switch
Language	English