McDATA 4314 Manual Do Utilizador

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Access Control List
Zone
Access Control List zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling 
discovery and inbound traffic.
Active Zone Set
The zone set that defines the current zoning for the fabric.
Active Firmware
The firmware image on the switch that is in use.
Activity LED
A port LED that indicates when frames are entering or leaving the port.
Administrative State
State that determines the operating state of the port, I/O blade, or switch. The 
configured administrative state is stored in the switch configuration. The 
configured administrative state can be temporarily overridden using the 
command line interface.
Alarm
A message generated by the switch that specifically requests attention. 
Alarms are generated by several switch processes. Some alarms can be 
configured.
Alias
A named set of ports or devices. An alias is not a zone, and can not have a 
zone or another alias as a member.
AL_PA
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address
Arbitrated Loop
A Fibre Channel topology where ports use arbitration to establish a 
point-to-point circuit.
Arbitrated Loop
Physical Address
(AL_PA)
A unique one-byte value assigned during loop initialization to each NL_Port 
on a loop.
ASIC
Application Specific Integrated Circuit. A chip designed for a specific 
applications, such as a transmission protocol or a computer.
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.