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Internet protocol
Internet protocol
address
interoperability
interoperability mode
interop mode
interswitch link
interswitch link hop
intranet
I/O
IP address
IPL
IPL configuration
ISL
ISL hop
isolated E_Port
IP. Network layer for the transmission control protocol/Internet
protocol (TCP/IP) protocol used on Ethernet networks. IP provides
packet routing, fragmentation, and reassembly through the data link
layer (D).
IP address. Unique string of numbers (in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)
that identifies a device on a network.
Ability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data between
various functional units over a network.
Interop mode. A management style set through management
software that allows products to operate in homogeneous or
heterogeneous fabrics.
interoperability
See
ISL. Physical expansion port (E_Port) connection between two
directors in a fabric.
ISL hop. See hop.
A private version of the Internet that provides a cost-effective way to
publicize critical information and that provides an interactive
communication path for heterogeneous systems. Internal to a specific
organizational structure and secured from or disconnected from the
global Internet.
See input/output.
Internet protocol.
IP See
Internet protocol
See
initial program
See
initial program load
See
information
IS See
interswitch link.
See
Interswitch link hop. See hop.
Isolated expansion port. See
mode.
address.
load.
configuration.
services.
segmented expansion
Glossary
port.
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