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Glossary
heterogeneous fabric
hexadecimal
high availability
homogeneous fabric
hop count
host bus adapter
hot spare
hub port
hyperlink
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A fabric containing open-fabric-compliant products from various
vendors. Contrast with
A numbering system with base of sixteen; valid numbers use the
digits 0 through 9 and characters A through F, where A represents 10
and F represents 15 (D).
A performance feature characterized by hardware component
redundancy and concurrent maintenance. High-availability systems
maximize system uptime while providing superior reliability,
availability, and serviceability.
A fabric consisting of only one vendor's products. Contrast with
heterogeneous
(1) Data transfer from one node to another node. (2) Describes the
hop
number of switches that handle a data frame from its origination
point through it's destination point.
The number of hops a unit of information traverses in a fabric.
The computer that other computers and peripherals connect to.
host
HBA. Logic card that provides a link between the server and storage
subsystem, and that integrates the operating systems and I/O
protocols to ensure interoperability.
field-replaceable
See
hub port.
H_Port See
hypertext transport
HTTP
See
(1) In Fibre Channel protocol, a device that connects nodes into a
hub
logical loop by using a physical star topology. (2) In Ethernet, a
device used to connect the Management Server and the directors it
manages.
H_Port. In arbitrated loop devices, a port that uses arbitrated loop
protocols. The physical interface that attaches to a loop device, either
an end device or another loop interconnect device (hub).
A predefined link for jumping from one location to another, within
the same computer or network site or even to a location at a
homogeneous
fabric.
unit.
protocol.
fabric.