HP StorageWorks 6100 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual page 180

LIP Fibre Channel loop initialization procedure
MAC Media access address
MIB Management information base
mpx110 Serves as the FCIP data transport that transfers data to and from the local and
remote storage systems.
MTU Maximum transmission unit
MWS Minimum window size
NTP Network Time Protocol
QoS Quality of service. A traffic management feature.
PDU Power distribution unit
POST Power-on self-test
RCS Remote copy set
RPC Remote procedure call
RTT Round-trip time
SAN Storage area network. An intelligent infrastructure that connects heterogeneous
servers with shared, heterogeneous storage systems.
SCSI small computer system interface
A parallel interface standard used to attach peripheral devices to computers.
switch An IP network communications device that routes packets (messages or fragments
of messages) between nodes across virtual circuits.
target An iSCSI device that executes a command from an iSCSI initiator to perform
some task.
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
teaming The concept of multiple network adapters working together as a single network
adapter.
See also
TOE TCP Offload Engine
Hardware that replaces a NIC and shifts TCP packet processing tasks from the
server CPU to specialized TCP processors on the network adapter or storage
device.
virtual network Multiple network adapters working together as a single network adapter; also
adapter referred to as teaming.
VLAN virtual local area network
A network of computers that behave as if they are connected to the same wire,
even though they may be physically located on different segments of a LAN.
180 Glossary
virtual network adapter