HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Installation Manual page 134

Glossary
simple mail transfer protocol
The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet. It is a TCP/IP protocol that defines the message
format and the message transfer agent, which stores and forwards the mail.
SMTP
See simple mail transfer protocol.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. Specifies a mechanism for network management that
is complete, yet simple. Information is exchanged between agents, which are the devices on
the network being managed, and managers, which are the devices on the network through
which the management is done.
SNMP community
Also known as SNMP community string. SNMP community is a cluster of managed products
(in SNMP terminology, hosts) to which the server or managed product running the SNMP
agent belongs.
SNMP community name
The name assigned to a given SNMP community. Queries from an SNMP management station
to a device running an SNMP agent will only elicit a response if those queries are addressed
with the correct SNMP community name.
SNMP management station
An SNMP workstation console used to oversee the SNMP network.
SSP
See system services processor.
status bar
This bar is at the bottom on the screen and displays a status symbol that indicates the current
state of the switch.
storage area network
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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