HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual page 181

Glossary
multicast
Delivery of a single transmission to multiple destination N_Ports. Can be one to many or many
to many. All members of the group are identified by one IP address.
multi-switch fabric
Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one fabric switching device within a fabric.
name server
Program that translates names from one form into another. Domain name servers (DNS)
translate domain names into IP addresses.
name server zoning
N_Port access management that allows N_Ports to communicate if and only if they belong to a
common name server zone.
network address
Name or address that identifies a managed product, such as the Edge Switch 2/24 and Edge
Switch 2/32, on a TCP/IP network. The network address can be either an IP address in
dotted-decimal notation (containing four three-digit octets in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx), or
a domain name (as administered on a customer network).
nickname
Alternate name assigned to a worldwide name for a node or switch in the fabric.
node
In Fibre Channel terminology, mode refers to an end device (server or storage device) that is or
can be connected to a switched fabric.
node port
Physical interface within an end device which can connect to an F_Port on a switched fabric or
directly to another N_Port (in point-to-point communications).
nondisruptive maintenance
Ability to service FRUs (including maintenance, installation, removal and replacement) while
normal operations continue without interruption. See also concurrent maintenance.
N_Port
See node port.
offline sequence
Sequence sent by the transmitting port to indicate that it is attempting to initialize a link and
has detected a problem in doing so.
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