HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Manual page 30

Glossary
optical fiber connector
Hardware component that transfers optical power between two optical fibers or bundles and is
designed to be repeatedly connected and disconnected.
out-of-band management
Transmission of management information using frequencies or channels (Ethernet) other than
those routinely used for information transfer (Fibre Channel). See also
packet
Logical unit of information (usually in the form of a data frame) transmitted on a network. It
contains a header (with all relevant addressing and timing information), the actual data, and a
trailer (which contains the error checking function, usually in the form of a cyclic redundancy
check).
panel
A logical component of the interface window. Typically, a heading and/or frame marks the
panel as an individual entity of the window. Size and shape of the panel and its data depend
upon the purpose of the panel and may or may not be modified.
password
Unique string of characters known to the computer system and to a user who must specify it to
gain full or limited access to a system and to the information stored within it.
path
In a network, any route between any two ports.
persistent binding
A form of server-level access control that uses configuration information to bind a server to a
specific Fibre Channel storage volume (or logical device) using a unit number. See also
control
point-to-point
A Fibre Channel protocol topology that provides a single, direct connection between two
communication ports. The director or switch supports only point-to-point topology. See also
arbitrated loop.
port
Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can be attached.
port address name
A user-defined symbolic name of 24 characters or less that identifies a particular port address.
port authorization
Feature of the password definition function that allows an administrator to extend operator-level
passwords to specific port addresses for each director or switch definition managed by a
personal computer (PC). Port authorization affects only operator-level actions for active and
saved matrices.
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inband management
Directors and Edge Switches Glossary
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