Description: The role of the Switch in terms of which Policy data it retains/maintains:

'client' - the Switch operates as a Client Switch. A Client Switch maintains its own Switch Connectivity Object and all Fabric-wide List Objects. If FC-SP

Zoning is used, a Client Switch maintains only the subset of the Active Zone Set that it requires to enforce the current Fabric Zoning configuration.

'autonomous' - the Switch operates as an Autonomous Switch. An Autonomous Switch maintains its own Switch Connectivity Object and all Fabric-wide List Objects. This is the same as 'client' except that if FC-SP Zoning is used, an Autonomous Switch maintains a complete copy of the Fabric Zoning Database.

'server' - the Switch operates as a Server Switch. A Server Switch maintains all Fabric-wide List Objects and the Switch Connectivity Objects of each Switch in the Fabric. If FC-SP Zoning is used, a Server Switch maintains a complete copy of the Fabric Zoning Database.