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Glossary
N
Name Server The program facility that allows the N_Ports to register and discover
Fibre Channel attributes.
Network Address A name or address that identifies a managed product, such as a
Connectrix switch, or a Connectrix sevice processor on a TCP/IP
network. The network address can be either an IP address in dotted
decimal notation, or a Domain Name Service (DNS) name as
administered on a customer network. All DNS names have a host
name component and (if fully qualified) a domain component, such
as host1.emc.com. In this example, host1 is the host name and EMC.com
is the domain component.
Nickname A name representing one or more port numbers or World Wide
Names.
Node The point at which one or more functional units connect to the
network.
N_Port Node Port, a physical interface within an end device (node) which
can attach to an F_Port or directly to another N_Port through a
point-to-point link connection.
NVRAM Nonvolatile random access memory.
O
Offline Sequence A sequence sent by the transmitting port to indicate that it has
detected a problem while attempting to initialize a link.
OLS
See Offline Sequence.
Operating System
Software that controls the execution of programs and that may
provide such services as resource allocation, scheduling,
input/output control, and data management. Although operating
systems are predominantly software, partial hardware
implementations are possible.
Optical Cable A fiber, multiple fibers, or a fiber bundle in a structure built to meet
optical, mechanical, and environmental specifications.
OS See Operating System.
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