McDATA 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual page 301

V
vital product data
VPD
W
WAN
warning message
wide area network
window
Windows
workstation
way to send and receive datagrams over an IP network. UDP/IP is
primarily used for broadcasting messages over an entire network.
transmission control protocol/Internet
Contrast with
VPD. System-level data stored by field-replaceable units (FRUs) in
the electrically erasable programmable read-only memory. This data
includes serial numbers and identifies the manufacturer.
vital product data.
See
wide area network.
See
A message that indicates a possible error has been detected. See also
error message; information
WAN. A network capable of transmission over large geographic
areas that uses transmission lines provided by a common-carrier. See
local area network;
also
The main window for the SAN management or Element Manager
applications. Each application has a unique window that is divided
into separate panels for the title, navigation control, alerts, and the
main or Product View. The user performs all management and
monitoring functions for these Fibre Channel products through the
application window.
A graphical user interface and windowing system introduced by
Microsoft Corporation in 1985. Windows runs on top of the MS-DOS
operating system (D).
A terminal or microcomputer usually connected to a network or
mainframe at which a user can perform applications.
message.
storage area network.
Glossary
protocol.
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