A port that is part of a Fibre Channel fabric. An F_Port on a Fibre Channel fabric connects to a node s N_Port. F_Ports are frame-routing ports and are insensitive to higher-level protocols; the link control facility within a fabric that attaches to an N_Port through a link. An N_Port uses a well-known address (hex FFFFFE ) to address the F_Port attached to it.

A name identifier associated with an F_Port.

A Fibre Channel switch or two or more Fibre Channel switches interconnected in such a way that data can be physically transmitted between any two N_Ports on any of the switches. The switches comprising a Fibre Channel fabric are capable of routing frames using only the D_ID in an FC-2 frame header.

The process by which a Fibre Channel node establishes a logical connection to a fabric switch.

A name identifier associated with a fabric.

The restoration of a failed system component s share of a load to a replacement component. For example, when a failed controller in a redundant configuration is replaced, the devices that were originally controlled by the failed controller are usually failed back to the replacement controller to restore the I/O balance and to restore failure tolerance. Similarly, when a defective fan or power supply is replaced, its load, previously borne by a redundant component, can be failed back to the replacement part.

A mode of operation for failure-tolerant...