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Connectrix ED-64M User Guide
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Glossary
resources (ports) allow. Contrast with the dedicated bandwidth that is
required in a Class 1 Fibre Channel Service point-to-point link.
Connectivity Unit A hardware component that contains hardware (and possibly
software) that provides Fibre Channel connectivity across a fabric.
Connectrix switches are example of a Connectivity Unit.
Connectrix
Management
Software
The software application that implements the management user
interface for all managed products. The Connectrix Management
software can run either locally on the Connectrix service processor or
remotely on a user workstation.
Connectrix Service
Processor
A PC shipped with a product for the sole purpose of running the
Connectrix Management software.
Credit A numeric value that determines the flow control value for a switch
handling Class 2 traffic in a fabric.
CTP Control Processor, a circuit card or subsystem that contains the
microprocessor director. The CTP also initializes hardware
components of the system after power-on. A 10/100 Mbps RJ-45
twisted pair connector is located on the CTP to connect to the
Ethernet LAN and communicate with the Connectrix service
processor or SNMP management station.
D
DASD Direct Access Storage Device.
Default Pertaining to an attribute, value, or option that is assumed when none
is explicitly specified.
Default Zone Contains all attached devices that are not members of any active
zone.
Device (1) A piece of equipment, such as a server or storage device, that is
attached to a Connectrix switch or a similar product. A device as
defined here is not controlled by the Connectrix Product Manager
and its operating parameters. (2) In EMC Symmetrix, a uniquely
addressable physical or logical part of the Symmetrix subsystem,
such as a disk. (This description is presented here only to clarify a
term used in other EMC documents.)