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Glossary DNS name domain domain ID domain name server DRAM drop-down menu dump dynamic connection dynamic connectivity between nodes in accordance with the address information present in the frame headers of those transmissions. Domain name system or domain name service. Host or node name for a device or managed product that is translated to an Internet protocol (IP) address through a domain name server. A Fibre Channel term describing the most significant byte in the node port (N_Port) identifier for the Fibre Channel device. It is not used in the Fibre Channel small computer system interface (FC-SCSI) hardware path ID. It is required to be the same for all SCSI targets logically connected to a Fibre Channel adapter. Domain identifier. A number 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. The preferred domain ID is the domain ID value that a switch requests from the principal switch. If the value has not been allocated to another switch in the fabric, it will be granted by the principal switch and will become the requesting switch's active domain ID. The active domain ID is the domain ID that has been assigned by the principal switch and that a switch is currently using. In TCP/IP, a server program that supplies name-to-address translation by mapping domain name to internet addresses. (D) See dynamic random access memory. A menu that appears when a heading in a navigation bar is clicked on with the mouse. The objects that appear in the drop-down menus are organize by their headings in the navigation bar. The file that is created when the director detects a software fault. It contains various data fields that, when extracted, assist in the debugging of software. A connection between two ports, established or removed by the directors and that, when active, appears as one continuous link. See connectivity attribute. See also blocked connection; dynamic connectivity; unblocked connection. The capability that allows connections to be established and removed at any time. g-11