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Glossary This glossary defines acronyms and terms used in this guide and is not a comprehensive glossary of computer terms. AES AG APM ASIC Advanced Encryption Standard. An encryption security technology. Access Gateway. A software-enable feature that allows B-series Blade switches to function as port aggregators. Advanced Performance Monitor Application-Specific Integrated Circuit. B-series Fibre Channel switches and FICON directors manufactured for HP by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. CEE CLI CN CNA C-series CSP CUP Converged Enhanced Ethernet. Command line interface. Converged Network. Converged Network Adapter. Fibre Channel switches and FICON directors manufactured for HP by Cisco Systems, Inc. Critical Security Parameter. Control unit port. An optional feature used to manage and monitor FICON directors. DA DAS DCBX DCFM DEK DES DHCP DPS Directory agent. An iSCSI software component. Direct-attached storage. Data Center Bridging eXchange. Data Center Fabric Manager. B-series switch software used to centralize fabric management through a host-based application. Data Encryption Key. Data Encryption Standard. A block cipher designed for use in symmetric cryptography, which encrypts data in 64-bit blocks and uses a key length of 56 bits. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Dynamic Path Selection. 8-Gb SAN Switch Hardware Reference Guide 111

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Glossary
This glossary defines acronyms and terms used in this guide and is not a comprehensive glossary of
computer terms.
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard. An encryption security technology.
AG
Access Gateway. A software-enable feature that allows B-series Blade switches
to function as port aggregators.
APM
Advanced Performance Monitor
ASIC
Application-Specific Integrated Circuit.
B-series
Fibre Channel switches and FICON directors manufactured for HP by Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc.
CEE
Converged Enhanced Ethernet.
CLI
Command line interface.
CN
Converged Network.
CNA
Converged Network Adapter.
C-series
Fibre Channel switches and FICON directors manufactured for HP by Cisco
Systems, Inc.
CSP
Critical Security Parameter.
CUP
Control unit port. An optional feature used to manage and monitor FICON
directors.
DA
Directory agent. An iSCSI software component.
DAS
Direct-attached storage.
DCBX
Data Center Bridging eXchange.
DCFM
Data Center Fabric Manager. B-series switch software used to centralize fabric
management through a host-based application.
DEK
Data Encryption Key.
DES
Data Encryption Standard. A block cipher designed for use in symmetric
cryptography, which encrypts data in 64-bit blocks and uses a key length of 56
bits.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DPS
Dynamic Path Selection.
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