Glossary - Oracle Fabric Interconnect Series User Manual

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ACL (Access
A collection of rule sets, rules, conditions, and actions that are compared against network
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traffic to determine if an action should be taken on the traffic.
ACL action A single action that can be configured in an ACL rule. The action is the enforced result after
network traffic is successfully matched against one or more ACL conditions.
ACL Individual network traffic conditions that can be configured in an ACL rule. Some examples
conditions of ACL conditions are source/destination addresses that match network traffic, and IPToS bits
with a specific value. If multiple conditions are configured in a rule, the conditions are ANDed.
ACL rule set
A collection of one or more rules that are configured to create an ACL.
ACL rules A collection of conditions and an action that are compared to network traffic. If the comparison
of the rule to the network traffic results in a match, then the action is enforced. If multiple rules
are configured in a rule set, each rule is ORed.
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HA vNICs High Availability vNIC - A pair of virtual Ethernet interfaces, that are both assigned to the
same server profile, but terminated on different physical interfaces.
HCA
Host Channel Adapter - A hardware card, installed in a physical server, that provides high-
speed connectivity and virtual interfaces, based on the InfiniBand interface.
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I/O Card
A physical card that is installed in one of 15 slots in the chassis' card bay. The Fabric
Interconnect supports the following types of I/O card: Ethernet, Fibre Channel, and Host Bus
Adapter. The Ethernet and Host Bus Adapter modules provide access to Ethernet and Fibre
Channel networks, respectively.
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