McDATA Eclipse 2640 SAN, Руководство по администрированию и настройке

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Glossary
initial machine load
IML. Hardware reset for all installed control processor (CTP) cards
on the director or switch. This reset does not affect other hardware. It
is initiated by pushing the
IML
button on a director’s or switch’s
operating panel.
initial program load
IPL. The process of initializing the device and causing the operating
system to start. An IPL may be initiated through a menu option or a
hardware button.
initial program load
configuration
IPL configuration. In S/390 mode, information stored in a director or
switch’s nonvolatile memory that contains default configurations.
The director or switch loads the file for operation when powered on.
input/output
I/O. (1) Pertaining to a device whose parts can perform an input
process and an output process at the same time
(I)
. (2) Pertaining to a
functional unit or channel involved in an input process, output
process, or both, concurrently or not, and to the data involved in such
a process
(D)
. (3) Pertaining to input, output, or both
(D)
. (4) An
operation or device that allows input and output.
input/output controller
IOC. A functional unit in a data processing system that controls one
or more devices or units of peripheral equipment
(A, D, I)
.
Institute of Electrical
and Electronics
Engineers
IEEE. An organization of engineers and technical professionals that
promotes the development and application of electronic technology
and allied sciences.
integrated product
Hardware product that is mounted in the Fabricenter cabinet. For
example, any director or switch shipped with in the Fabricenter
cabinet is an integrated product.
interface
(1) A shared boundary between two functional units, defined by
functional, signal, or other characteristics. The concept includes the
specification of the connection of two devices having different
functions
(I)
. (2) Hardware, software, or both, that link systems,
programs, or devices
(D)
.
interface controller
The chip or circuit that translates computer data and commands into
a form suitable for use by the hard drive and controls the transfer of
data between the buffer and the host.
See also
disk controller ; disk
drive controller .
internal IP address
Storage traffic that is to be transported through the external network
by iFCP or iSCSI must first be delivered to the iFCP/iSCSI port that