McDATA 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Installation And Service Manual page 555

connectivity
capability
connectivity control
connector
console
control processor
card
credit
CTP card
customer support
CVC
D
database
data directory
(1) The capability that allows attachment of a device to a system with-
out requiring physical reconfiguration of either the device or the
interconnections. (2) The director or switch capability that allows log-
ical manipulation of link connections to provide physical device
attachment (D). See also
attribute; connectivity
In S/390 mode, in a director or switch, the method used to change
port address connectivity attributes and determine the communica-
tion capability of the link attached to the port (D). See also
address matrix; connectivity
Synonym for optical fiber
See personal computer; server.
CTP card. Circuit card that contains the director or switch micropro-
cessor. The CTP card also initializes hardware components of the sys-
tem after power-on. The card may contain an RJ-45 twisted pair
connector.
See buffer-to-buffer credit.
See control processor card.
Synonym for technical
Channel operations running in block mode. This occurs when a chan-
nel is attached to a converter. This specifies the I/O operation mode
for the channel path under the I/O configuration program (IOCP)
channel path identifier (CHPID) statement Type parameter. Contrast
with CBY.
A collection of data with a given structure for accepting, storing, and
providing on-demand data for multiple users. (T)
Critical information for all managed products (including directors
and switches). Information stored here includes:
• All configuration data
active port address matrix;
control.
attribute; connectivity
connector.
support.
Glossary
connectivity
active port
capability.
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