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Glossary
SNMP community
Also known as SNMP community string. SNMP community is a cluster of managed products
(in SNMP terminology, hosts) to which the server or managed product running the SNMP
agent belongs.
SNMP community name
The name assigned to a given SNMP community. Queries from an SNMP management station
to a device running an SNMP agent will only elicit a response if those queries are addressed
with the correct SNMP community name.
SSP
See system services processor.
storage area network
A high-performance data communications environment that interconnects computing and
storage resources so that the resources can be effectively shared and consolidated.
subnet mask
Used by a computer to determine whether another computer with which it needs to
communicate is located on a local or remote network. The network mask depends upon the
class of networks to which the computer is connecting. The mask indicates which digits to
look at in a longer network address and allows the router to avoid handling the entire address.
switchover
Changing a backup FRU to the Active state, and the active FRU to the Backup state.
switch priority
Value configured into each switch in a fabric that determines its relative likelihood of
becoming the fabric's principal switch.
system services processor
Controls the RS-232 maintenance port, the Ethernet port, and the operator panel of a Fibre
Channel director.
topology
Logical and/or physical arrangement of stations on a network.
trap
Unsolicited notification of an event originating from a SNMP managed device and directed to
an SNMP network management station.
trap host
SNMP management workstation that is configured to receive traps.
trunk cable
Cable consisting of multiple fiber pairs that do not directly attach to an active device. This
cable usually exists between distribution panels. Contrast with jumper cable.
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