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Glossary
Protocol (1) A set of semantic and syntactic rules that determines the behavior
of functional units in achieving communication. (2) A specification
for the format and relative timing of information exchanged between
communicating parties.
R
R_A_TOV See Resource Allocation Time Out Value.
Resource Allocation
Time Out Value
Is used to time out operations that depend on the maximum possible
time that a frame could be delayed in a fabric and still be delivered.
The resource allocation time out value of (R_A_TOV) can be set
within a range of two-tenths of a second to 120 seconds using the
Connectrix switch Product Manager.
Remote Access Link The ability to communicate with a data processing facility through a
remote data link.
Remote Notification The system can be programmed to notify remote sites of certain
classes of events.
Remote User
Workstation
A workstation, such as a PC, using Connectrix Management software
and Product Manager software that can access the Connectrix sevice
processor over a LAN connection. A user at a remote workstation can
perform all of the management and monitoring tasks available to a
local user on the Connectrix sevice processor.
S
SAN See Storage Area Network.
Segmented E_Port E_Port that has ceased to function as an E_Port within a
multiswitch fabric due to an incompatibility between the fabrics
that it joins.
SEL System error light.
Service Processor See Connectrix Service Processor.
Session See Management Session.