Q-Logic 8200 Manuel D’Utilisation

User’s Guide QConvergeConsole CLI
2400, 2500, 3200, 8100, 8200 Series

Glossary-2 

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The eSwitch (embedded switch) function-
ality provides a basic Layer-2 switch for 
Ethernet frames. Each physical port has 
one instance of an eSwitch, which 
supports all NIC partitions on that physical 
port.

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A high-speed serial interface technology 
that supports other higher layer protocols 
such as 

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Internet Protocol. A method by which data 
are sent from one computer to another 
over the Internet. IP specifies the format of 
packets, also called datagrams, and the 
addressing scheme.

Internet small computer system interface. 
Protocol that encapsulates data into IP 
packets to send over Ethernet connec-
tions.

PC workstation used to manage routers 
remotely by connecting to the routers 
using the QConvergeConsole CLI or CLI 
commands.

Network interface card. Computer card 
installed to enable a dedicated network 
connection.

The NIC partitioning feature in QLogic 
adapters allows you to partition a single 
10GbE NIC port into up to four individual 
partitions with user-configurable bandwidth 
and interface type (personality). The parti-
tioning options are not limited to NIC as 
the name NPAR indicates; it extends to 
converged fabric partitioning by enabling 
you to assign iSCSI or FCoE protocols to 
certain partitions.

A path to a device is a combination of a 
adapter 

 and a target port as 

distinct from internal paths in the fabric 
network. A fabric network appears to the 
operating system as an opaque network 
between the adapter (initiator) and the 
target.