HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual page 155

matrix
See active port address
MIB
See management information
modem
Modem is an abbreviation for modulator/demodulator. A communication device that converts
digital computer data to signals and signals to computer data. These signals can be received or
transmitted by the modem via a phone line or other method of telecommunication.
multimedia
A simultaneous presentation of data in more than one form, such as by means of both visual
and audio.
multiswitch fabric
Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one Director or fabric switching device
within a fabric.
name server
(1) In TCP/IP, see domain name
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.
navigation panel
The left side of the Embedded Web Server interface window. Click words in this panel to
display menu options.
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 management
The broad subject of managing computer networks. There exists a wide variety of software
and hardware products that help network system administrators manage a network. Network
management covers a wide area, including security, performance, and reliability.
embedded web server user guide
matrix.
base.
server. (2) In Fibre Channel protocol, a server that allows
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