HP Surestore 64 - Director Switch User Manual page 227

anycast (communication between any sender and the nearest of a group of receivers).
Similar in meaning to point-to-point communication.
V
vital product data
System-level data stored by the backplane in the electrically erasable programmable
read-only memory. This data includes serial numbers and identifies the manufacturer.
VPD
See vital product data.
W
warning message
Indication that a possible error has been detected. See also error message and
information message.
wrap plug
See loopback plug.
World-Wide Names
Eight byte address that uniquely identifies a switch, or a node (end device), even on
global networks.
WWN
See World-Wide Names.
Z
zone
Set of devices that can access one another. All connected devices may be configured
into one or more zones. Devices in the same zone can see each other. Those devices
that occupy different zones cannot.
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