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M
MPIO Microsoft Multipathing I/O software.
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit.
multipath routing The routing technique of leveraging multiple alternative paths through a network, which can yield
a variety of benefits such as fault tolerance, increased bandwidth, or improved security.
MWS Maximum window size.
N
NIC Network interface controller.
NPIV N_Port ID Virtualization.
NTP Network Time Protocol.
O
OSI Open Systems Interconnection. A joint ISO and ITU-T standard for computer networks and
communication protocols.
OSI Model A layered description for communications and computer network protocol design.
P
path A path to a device is a combination of an adapter port instance and a target port as distinct from
internal paths in the fabric network. A fabric network appears to the operating system as an
opaque network between the adapter (initiator) and the target.
Because a path is a combination of an adapter and a target port, it is distinct from another path
if it is accessed through a different adapter or it is accessing a different target port. Consequently,
when switching from one path to another, the driver might be selecting a different adapter
(initiator), a different target port, or both.
This is important to the driver when selecting the proper method of failover notification. It can
make a difference to the target device, which might have to take different actions when receiving
retries of the request from another initiator or on a different port.
PCM Power cooling module.
peer-to-peer A distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers.
POST Power-On Self Test.
Q
QoS Quality of service.
R
Replication See
Solutions Manager
router A device that forwards data packets between computer networks.
RSM Replication Solutions Manager.
RTT Round trip time.
S
SAN Storage Area Network. A network of storage devices and the initiators that store and retrieve
information on those devices, including the communication infrastructure.
secure shell See SSH.
SFP Small form-factor pluggable transceiver.
SMS SANsurfer Management Suite. QLogic HBA management software.
RSM
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