Glossary - HP AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V Installation Manual

Glossary

A
Arbitrated loop physical address. A unique 8-bit value assigned during loop initialization to a
AL_PA
port in an arbitrated loop.
A fabric software facility that supports multicast group management.
alias server
Application programming interface. A defined protocol that allows applications to interface
API
with a set of services.
Arbitration wait time-out value. The minimum time an arbitrating L_Port waits for a response
AW_TOV
before beginning loop initialization.
B
Backup fabric configuration server switch. The switch or switches assigned as backup in case
backup FCS
switch
the primary FCS switch fails.
The total transmission capacity of a cable, link, or system. Usually measured in bps (bits per
bandwidth
second). May also refer to the range of transmission frequencies available to a link or system.
The transmission of data from a single source to all devices in the fabric, regardless of
broadcast
zoning.
Management of the frame transmission rate in either a point-to-point topology or in an
buffer to-
-
buffer flow arbitrated loop.
control
C
Command line interface. Interface that depends entirely on the use of commands, such as
CLI
through telnet or SNMP, and does not involve a GUI.
compact
Flash (temporary) memory that is u
flash
a bridging component which connects to the PCI bus of the processor. Not visible within the
processor's memory space.
Configurati
sed in a manner similar to hard disk storage. It is connected to
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