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Connectrix ED-64M User Guide
Glossary
systems are predominantly software, partial hardware
implementations are possible.
Optical Cable A fiber, multiple fibers, or a fiber bundle in a structure built to meet
optical, mechanical, and environmental specifications.
OS See Operating System.
Out-of-Band
Management
Transmission of monitoring/control functions outside of the Fibre
Channel interface.
P
Panel A subdivision of a window in a GUI used to group related
information within the window. Typically, a heading and/or frame
marks the panel as an individual entity of the window. As with a
window, data within the panel is usually confined to that panel. Size
and shape of the panel and its data is dependent upon the purpose of
the panel, and may or may not be modified by user changes to the
window size and shape.
Parameter (1) A characteristic element whose value is a variable that is given a
constant value for a specified application. (2) An item in a menu for
which the user specifies a value or for which the system provides a
value when the menu is interpreted. (3) Data passed between
programs or procedures.
Password (1) A value used in authentication or a value used to establish
membership in a group having specific privileges. (2) A unique string
of characters known to the computer system and to a user who must
specify it to gain full or limited access to a system and to the
information stored within it.
Path
In a network, any route between any two nodes.
Persistent Binding Server-level access control uses configuration information to bind a
server device name to a specific Fibre Channel storage volume or
logical unit number, through a specific HBA and storage port WWN.
Port (1) An access point for data entry or exit. (2) A receptacle on a device
to which a cable for another device is attached.