McDATA switch 4500 Manual

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McDATA switch 4500
Glossary
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Glossary
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.
point-to-point A Fibre Channel topology which involves a dedicated link that
connects only two stations. See also arbitrated loop.
port Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can
be attached.
port name Name that the user assigns to a particular port through the Product
Manager.
POST See power-on self-test.
power-on self-test Series of self-tests executed each time the unit is booted or reset.
preferred domain ID Domain ID that a switch is assigned by the principal switch in a
switched fabric. The preferred domain ID becomes the active domain
ID except when configured otherwise by the user.
preventive service
planning bucket
Collected problems after early ship of an IBM product.
principal switch In a multiswitch fabric, the switch that allocates domain IDs to itself
and to all other switches in the fabric. There is always one principal
switch in a fabric. If a switch is not connected to any other switches, it
acts as its own principal switch.
product manager Application that implements the management user interface for the
switch.
product name User-configurable identifier assigned to a managed product.
Typically, this name is stored on the product itself. For the switch, the
product name can also be accessed by an SNMP manager as the
system name.
protocol A standard procedure for regulating data transmission between
computers.
PSP bucket See preventive service planning bucket.
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