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Glossary
window, data within the panel is usually confined to that panel. Size
and shape of the panel and its data is dependent upon the purpose of
the panel, and may or may not be modified by user changes to the
window size and shape.
Parameter (1) A characteristic element whose value is a variable that is given a
constant value for a specified application. (2) An item in a menu for
which the user specifies a value or for which the system provides a
value when the menu is interpreted. (3) Data passed between
programs or procedures.
Password (1) A value used in authentication or a value used to establish
membership in a group having specific privileges. (2) A unique string
of characters known to the computer system and to a user who must
specify it to gain full or limited access to a system and to the
information stored within it.
Path In a network, any route between any two nodes.
Port (1) An access point for data entry or exit. (2) A receptacle on a device
to which a cable for another device is attached.
Port Name A symbolic name that the user defines for a particular port through
the Product Manager.
POST Power-On Self-Test, a series of self-tests executed each time the unit is
booted or reset.
Product (1) Connectivity Product — A generic name for a switch, director, or
any other Fibre Channel product. (2) Managed Product — A generic
hardware product that can be managed by the Product Manager (the
ED-1032 is a managed product). Note distinction from the definition
for Device.
Product Manager
A software component of the Connectrix Management software, such
as the ED-1032 Product Manager, that implements the management
user interface for a specific product. When a Product instance is
opened from the Connectrix Management software Product View, the
corresponding Product Manager is invoked.
Product Name A user configurable identifier assigned to a Managed Product.
Typically, this name is stored on the product itself. For the ED-1032,
the Product Name can also be accessed by an SNMP Manager as the
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