Glossary–6
director product manager user guide
Glossary
device
Product (server or storage), connected to a managed director, that is not controlled directly by
the Director 2/64 Product Manager application. See also node.
diagnostics
Procedures used by computer users and service personnel to diagnose hardware or software
error conditions.
dialog box
Dialog box is a window containing informational messages or data fields to be modified or
filled in with desired options.
D_ID
See destination identifier.
director
An intelligent Fibre Channel switching device providing any-to-any port connectivity between
nodes (end devices) on a switched fabric. The director sends data transmissions (data frames)
between nodes in accordance with the address information present in the frame headers of
those transmissions.
DNS name
Host or node name for a device or managed product that is translated to an internet protocol
(IP) address through a domain name server.
domain ID
Number (1 through 31) that uniquely identifies a switch in a multiswitch fabric. A distinct
domain ID is automatically allocated to each switch in the fabric by the principal switch.
domain name service (DNS)
See DNS name.
E_D_TOV
See error detect time-out value.
E_Port
See expansion port.
