HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Manual page 9

cyclic redundancy check
(CRC) — System of error checking performed at both the sending and receiving station using
the value of a particular character generated by a cyclic algorithm. When the values generated at
each station are identical, data integrity is confirmed.
DASD
Direct access storage device, such as a disk drive.
datagram
See Class 3 Fibre Channel
data directory
Directory that contains critical information for all managed products (including directors and
switches). Information stored here includes:
All configuration data
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■ All log files
Call-home settings
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■ Firmware library
Zoning library
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default
Pertaining to an attribute, value, or option that is assumed when none is explicitly specified.
default zone
Contains all attached devices that are not members of a separate zone.
destination identifier
Address identifier that indicates the targeted destination of a data frame.
device
Product (server or storage), connected to a managed director, that is not controlled directly by
the Product Manager application. See also node.
diagnostics
Procedures used by computer users and service personnel to diagnose hardware or software
error conditions.
dialog box
Dialog box is a window containing informational messages or data fields to be modified or
filled in with desired options.
D_ID
See destination identifier.
Directors and Edge Switches Glossary
service.
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