McDATA Sphereon 4500 User Manual page 199

IML
inband management
information message
initial machine load
initial program load
input/output
configuration
input/output
configuration
program
interface
Internet Protocol
internet protocol
address
interoperability
interswitch link
I/O configuration
I
See initial machine load.
Management of the switch through Fibre Channel connection to a
port card.
Message telling a user that a function is performing normally or has
completed normally. See also error message and warning message.
Also known as IML. Hardware reset for the CTP card on the switch. It
does not affect other hardware. It is initiated by pushing the reset
(RST) button on the machine's front panel.
Process of initializing the device and causing the operating system to
start. Initiated through a menu in the Product Manager.
The collection of channel paths, control units, and I/O devices that
attaches to the S/390 or zSeries processor.
A program that defines all available I/O devices and channel paths to
an IBM S/390 or zSeries processor system. Replaced by the Hardware
Configuration Definition Program starting with MVS/ESA Version
4.0.
Hardware, software, or both, linking systems, programs, or devices.
The TCP/IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the
unit of information passed across an internet and provides the basis
for connectionless, best-effort packet delivery service. IP includes the
ICMP control and error message protocol as an integral part.
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.
Also known as ISL. Physical E_Port connection between two switches
in a fabric.
See input/output configuration.
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