Glossary - HP 1606 Hardware Reference Manual

Glossary

This glossary defines acronyms and terms used in this guide and is not a comprehensive glossary of
computer terms.
AES
AG
APM
ASIC
B-series
CEE
CLI
CN
CNA
C-series
CSP
CUP
DA
DAS
DCBX
DCFM
DEK
DES
DHCP
DPS
Advanced Encryption Standard. An encryption security technology.
Access Gateway. A software-enable feature that allows B-series Blade switches
to function as port aggregators.
Advanced Performance Monitor
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit.
Fibre Channel switches and FICON directors manufactured for HP by Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc.
Converged Enhanced Ethernet.
Command line interface.
Converged Network.
Converged Network Adapter.
Fibre Channel switches and FICON directors manufactured for HP by Cisco
Systems, Inc.
Critical Security Parameter.
Control unit port. An optional feature used to manage and monitor FICON
directors.
Directory agent. An iSCSI software component.
Direct-attached storage.
Data Center Bridging eXchange.
Data Center Fabric Manager. B-series switch software used to centralize fabric
management through a host-based application.
Data Encryption Key.
Data Encryption Standard. A block cipher designed for use in symmetric
cryptography, which encrypts data in 64-bit blocks and uses a key length of 56
bits.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Dynamic Path Selection.
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