Key Terms; Fabric; Storage Area Network (San) - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

• Protects the authorized rights of users to perform tasks through roles defined as
operators and administrators.
(This protection enables companies to decide who should perform everyday tasks,
such as monitoring product status, and sensitive tasks, such as installing firmware
updates. This flexible approach enables companies to define roles within their
organization while providing a level of security against unauthorized access.)
• Enables users to simply start a web browser, enter the network address of the
product, and log in to start using EWS.
(No additional installation is required. EWS is ready and available to perform
administration tasks once the hardware is installed and connected to the Ethernet
network.)
• Allows users to utilize a familiar web browser-based graphical user interface that
uses standard web browser applications for access.
• Allows users to obtain assistance in performing tasks through online help.

Key Terms

This section provides key terms that will help you perform tasks, especially tasks such
as zoning.

Fabric

Entity that interconnects N_Ports and is capable of routing (switching) Fibre Channel
frames using the destination ID information in the Fibre Channel frame header
accompanying the frames.

Storage Area Network (SAN)

A high-performance data communications environment that interconnects computing
and storage resources so that the resources can be effectively shared and consolidated.
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