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Brocade Adapters Administrator’s Guide
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Glossary and acronyms
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TLV
Type Length Value, where:
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Type is a numeric code that indicates the kind of field this part of the
message represents.
message represents.
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Length is the size of the value field, typically measured in bytes.
•
Value is a variable-sized set of bytes that contain data for this part of the
message.
message.
Topology
An interconnection scheme that allows multiple Fibre Channel ports to
communicate. For example, point-to-point and arbitrated loop are Fibre
Channel topologies.
communicate. For example, point-to-point and arbitrated loop are Fibre
Channel topologies.
VF
Virtual Fabric.
VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network.
WMI
Windows Management Instrumentation.
WWNN
World Wide Node Name. The unique name for any particular node in the
fabric; for example, an HBA.
fabric; for example, an HBA.
WWPN
World Wide Port Name. The unique name for any particular port in the fabric.
A WWNN can have multiple associated WWPNs.
A WWNN can have multiple associated WWPNs.