HP Surestore 64 - Director Switch User Manual page 216

host bus adapter
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.
hot-swapping
Removing and replacing a device's components while the device continues to operate
normally.
hub
In Fibre Channel, a device that connects nodes into a logical loop by using a physical
star topology.
I
IML
See initial machine load.
information message
Message telling a user that a function is performing normally or has completed
normally. See also error message and warning message.
initial machine load
Also known as IML. Hardware reset for all installed CTP cards on the director. It does
not affect other hardware. It is initiated by pushing the IML button a director's
operating panel.
initial program load
Process of initializing the device and causing the operating system to start. Initiated
through a menu in the Product Manager, this option performs a hardware reset on the
active CTP only.
interface
Hardware, software, or both, linking systems, programs, or devices.
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