McDATA Eclipse 2640 SAN, Administration And Configuration Manual

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g-16 Eclipse™ 2640 SAN Router Administration and Configuration Manual
Glossary
Management Services application runs only on the EFC Server and
cannot be downloaded to remote workstations.
EFC Manager
application
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager application. (1) Software
application that is the system management framework providing the
user interface for managing McDATA Fibre Channel connectivity
products. (2) The software application that implements the
management user interface for all managed hardware products. The
EFC Manager application can run both locally on the EFC Server and
remotely on a user workstation.
EFCM Lite
Enterprise Fabric Connectivity Manager Lite version. EFCM Lite
bundles the Product Manager application for a specific switch or
director, the Enterprise Fabric Connectivity (EFC) Manager
application, and the Fabric Manager application for installation on a
customer-supplied server platform. Functionally, EFCM Lite and the
standard EFCM applications installed on an EFC server are identical,
except that EFCM Lite does not support the Call-Home and the
automated Zip drive back up feature. In addition, EFCM Lite
requires installation of the remote client application to a remote user
workstation from the EFCM Lite CD.
EIA See
Electronic Industries Association .
electromagnetic
interference
EMI. Undesirable electromagnetic emissions generated by solar
activity, lightning, and electronic devices. The emissions interfere
with or degrade the performance of another electronic device
(D)
.
electronically
erasable
programmable
read-only memory
EE-PROM. A memory chip that can be loaded with data and later
erased and loaded with update information.
electronic data
interchange
EDI. The electronic transfer of preformatted business documents,
such as purchase orders and bills of lading, between trading partners.
Electronic Industries
Association
EIA. The governing body that publishes recommended standards for
physical devices and associated interfaces. For example, RS-232 is the
EIA standard that defines computer serial port connectivity
(D)
.
See
also
Telecommunications Industry Association .
electronic mail
E-mail. Any communications service that permits the electronic
transmission and storage of messages and attached or enclosed files.