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Glossary–11
Glossary
connectivity attribute
In S/390 mode, the characteristic that determines port address status for the Director or Edge
Switch. See
allowed connection
;
blocked connection
;
connectivity capability
;
connectivity
control
;
dynamic connection
;
dynamic connectivity
;
unblocked connection
.
connectivity capability
(1) The capability that allows attachment of a device to a system without requiring physical
reconfiguration of either the device or the interconnections. (2) The Director or Edge Switch
capability that allows logical manipulation of link connections to provide physical device
attachment (D). See also
active port address matrix
;
connectivity attribute
;
connectivity
control
.
connectivity control
In S/390 mode, in a Director or Edge Switch, the method used to change port address
connectivity attributes and determine the communication capability of the link attached to the
port (D). See also
active port address matrix
;
connectivity attribute
;
connectivity capability
.
connector
Synonym for
optical fiber connector
.
console
See
personal computer
;
server
.
control processor card
CTP card. Circuit card that contains the Director or Edge Switch microprocessor. The CTP
card also initializes hardware components of the system after power-on. The card may contain
an RJ-45 twisted pair connector. In the Edge Switch, the CTP card is the main circuit board of
the switch and is not replaceable (not a FRU).
credit
See
buffer-to-buffer credit
.
CTP card
See
control processor card
.
customer support
Synonym for
technical support
.
CVC
Channel operations running in block mode. This occurs when a channel is attached to a
converter. This specifies the I/O operation mode for the channel path under the I/O
configuration program (IOCP) channel path identifier (CHPID) statement Type parameter.
Contrast with
CBY
.