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Glossary
OS/390™ See
Operating System/390 .
OSI See
Open Systems Architecture .
out-of-band
management
Transmission of management information, using frequencies or
channels other than those routinely used for information transfer.
P
packet
In Fibre Channel protocol, Logical unit of information (usually in the
form of a data frame) transmitted on a network. It contains a header
(with all relevant addressing and timing information), the actual
data, and a trailer (which contains the error checking function,
usually in the form of a cyclic redundancy check), and frequently
user data.
panel
A logical component of the interface window. Typically, a heading
and/or frame marks the panel as an individual entity of the window.
Size and shape of the panel and its data depend upon the purpose of
the panel and may or may not be modified.
partition
A way to logically divide a hard drive so that an operating system
treats each partition as a separate hard drive. Each partition has a
unique drive letter.
PC See
personal computer .
persistent binding
A form of server-level access control that uses configuration
information to bind a server to a specific Fibre Channel storage
volume (or logical device), using a unit number.
personal computer
PC. A portable computer that consists of a system unit, display,
keyboard, mouse, one or more diskette drives, and internal fixed-disk
storage
(D)
.
point-to-point
A Fibre Channel protocol topology that provides a single, direct
connection between two communication ports. The director or switch
supports only point-to-point topology
(D)
.
See also
arbitrated loop .
port
Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can
be attached. Ports provide Fibre Channel connections
(D)
.