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Glossary
multiswitch fabric
Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one director or fabric switching device
within a fabric.
N
name server
(1) In TCP/IP, see domain name server. (2) In Fibre Channel protocol, a server that allows
node ports (N_Ports) to register information about themselves. This information allows
N_Ports to discover and learn about each other by sending queries to the name server.
name server zoning
Node port (N_Port) access management that allows N_Ports to communicate if and only if
they belong to a common name server zone.
NAS
See network-attached storage.
navigation panel
The left side of the embedded web server interface window. Click on words in this panel to
display menu options. See also main panel.
network
An arrangement of hardware, software, nodes, and connecting branches that comprises a data
communication system. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) seven-layer
specification partitions a computer network into independent modules from the lowest
(physical) layer to the highest (application) layer (D).
network address
Name or address that identifies a device on a transmission control protocol/Internet protocol
(TCP/IP) network. The network address can be either an IP address in dotted-decimal notation
(composed of four three-digit octets in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) or a domain name (as
administered on a customer network).
network-attached storage
NAS. Storage connected directly to the network, through a processor and its own operating
system. Lacks the processor power to run centralized, shared applications.
network interface card
NIC. An expansion board inserted into a computer so the computer can be connected to a
network. Most NICs are designed for specific types of networks, protocols, and medias,
although some can serve multiple networks.
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