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Glossary
between nodes in accordance with the address information present in
the frame headers of those transmissions.
Domain name system or domain name service. Host or node name
DNS name
for a device or managed product that is translated to an Internet
protocol (IP) address through a domain name server.
A Fibre Channel term describing the most significant byte in the node
domain
port (N_Port) identifier for the Fibre Channel device. It is not used in
the Fibre Channel small computer system interface (FC-SCSI)
hardware path ID. It is required to be the same for all SCSI targets
logically connected to a Fibre Channel adapter.
Domain identifier. A number that uniquely identifies a switch in a
domain ID
multiswitch fabric. A distinct domain ID is automatically allocated to
each switch in the fabric by the principal switch. The preferred
domain ID is the domain ID value that a switch requests from the
principal switch. If the value has not been allocated to another switch
in the fabric, it will be granted by the principal switch and will
become the requesting switch's active domain ID. The active domain
ID is the domain ID that has been assigned by the principal switch
and that a switch is currently using.
In TCP/IP, a server program that supplies name-to-address
domain name server
translation by mapping domain name to internet addresses. (D)
dynamic random access memory.
DRAM See
A menu that appears when a heading in a navigation bar is clicked on
drop-down menu
with the mouse. The objects that appear in the drop-down menus are
organize by their headings in the navigation bar.
The file that is created when the director detects a software fault. It
dump
contains various data fields that, when extracted, assist in the
debugging of software.
A connection between two ports, established or removed by the
dynamic connection
directors and that, when active, appears as one continuous link. See
connectivity attribute. See also blocked connection; dynamic
connectivity; unblocked connection.
The capability that allows connections to be established and removed
dynamic connectivity
at any time.
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