HP 316095-B21 FW 08.01.00 McDATA EFCM Basic User Manual (620-000240-000, Novem - Page 276

Glossary FICON Management Server field-replaceable unit file server firmware FLASH memory FL_Port FPM F_Port frame FRU An optional feature that can be enabled on the director or switch or switch through the Element Manager application. When enabled, host control and management of the director or switch or switch is provided through an S/390 Parallel Enterprise or 2/Series Server attached to a director or switch or switch port. FRU. Assembly removed and replaced in its entirety when any one of its components fails (D). See active field-replaceable unit. A computer that stores data centrally for network users and manages access to that data. Embedded program code that resides and runs on, for example, directors, switches, and hubs. Reusable nonvolatile memory that is organized as segments for writing, and as bytes or words for reading. FLASH memory is faster than read-only memory, but slower than random access memory (D). See fabric loop port. See fibre port module. See fabric port. A variable-length packet of data that is transmitted in frame relay technology. See field-replaceable unit. G gateway address Gb GB (1) In transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP), a device that connects two systems that use the same or different protocols. (2) In TCP/IP, the address of a router to which a device sends frames destined for addresses not on the same physical network (for example, not on the same Ethernet) as the sender. The hexadecimal format for the gateway address is XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX. See gigabit. See gigabyte. g-18 EFCM Basic User Manual