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Glossary
FICON Management
field-replaceable unit
file server
firmware
FLASH memory
gateway address
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An optional feature that can be enabled on the director or switch or
switch through the Element Manager application. When enabled,
Server
host control and management of the director or switch or switch is
provided through an S/390 Parallel Enterprise or 2/Series Server
attached to a director or switch or switch port.
FRU. Assembly removed and replaced in its entirety when any one of
its components fails (D). See
A computer that stores data centrally for network users and manages
access to that data.
Embedded program code that resides and runs on, for example,
directors, switches, and hubs.
Reusable nonvolatile memory that is organized as segments for
writing, and as bytes or words for reading. FLASH memory is faster
than read-only memory, but slower than random access memory (D).
fabric loop
FL_Port See
fibre port
FPM See
fabric port.
F_Port See
A variable-length packet of data that is transmitted in frame relay
frame
technology.
field-replaceable
FRU See
G
(1) In transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP), a
device that connects two systems that use the same or different
protocols. (2) In TCP/IP, the address of a router to which a device
sends frames destined for addresses not on the same physical
network (for example, not on the same Ethernet) as the sender. The
hexadecimal format for the gateway address is XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX.
See gigabit.
Gb
See gigabyte.
GB
active field-replaceable
port.
module.
unit.
unit.