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LUN Logical unit number. An identification scheme for storage disks.
LWL 1. Long-wave laser.
2. Long wavelength.
MAN Metropolitan area network. A communications network that covers a geographic
area such as a town, city, or suburb.
MIB Management Information Base (B-series).
MIPS Million instructions per second.
MP Router Multi-protocol Router.
MPIO Multipath I/O (Microsoft software).
M-series Fibre Channel switches manufactured for HP by McDATA Corporation.
NAT Network address translation.
NPIV N_Port ID Virtualization. An industry-standard protocol.
NTP Network time protocol.
OCP Operator control panel. A panel on the EVA controller that you use to manage
the EVA.
OS Operating system.
out-of-band Communication through a different communications channel than that used by
communication operational data.
PDU Power distribution unit.
platform A combination of supported hardware components and operating system on a
server from a specific vendor.
POST Power-on self-test.
pWWN Port worldwide name. Synonymous with WWPN.
QoS Quality of service. A traffic management feature.
RAS Reliability, availability, and serviceability.
RCS Reliable commit service. A Fabric OS feature.
RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computer.
RTC Real-time clock.
SAN Storage area network. An intelligent infrastructure that connects heterogeneous
servers with shared, heterogeneous storage systems.
SAO Server application optimization
SC Subscriber connector.
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