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Glossary
management Related set of software objects (variables) containing information
information base about a managed device and accessed via SNMP from a network
management station.
management session Management session exists when a user logs on to the EFC Manager.
EFC can support multiple concurrent management sessions. The user
must specify the network address of the EFC Manager's server at
logon time.
Media Access Control Hardware address of a node (device) connected to a network.
address
MIB See management information base.
multicast Delivery of a single transmission to multiple destination N_Ports.
Can be one to many or many to many. All members of the group are
identified by one IP address.
multiswitch fabric Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one fabric
switching device within a fabric.
N
name server Program that translates names from one form into another. Domain
name servers (DNS) translate domain names into IP addresses.
name server zoning N_Port access management that allows N_Ports to communicate if
and only if they belong to a common name server zone.
network address Name or address that identifies a managed product, such as the
ES-3216 or ES-3232 Switches, on a TCP/IP network. The network
address can be either an IP address in dotted-decimal notation
(containing four three-digit octets in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx), or a
domain name (as administered on a customer network).
nickname Alternate name assigned to a worldwide name for a node or switch in
the fabric.
node In Fibre Channel terminology, mode refers to an end device (server or
storage device) that is or can be connected to a switched fabric.
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