HP Surestore 64 FW 05.01.00 and SW 07.01.00 HP StorageWorks Directors and Edge - Page 21

Glossary password Unique string of characters known to the computer system and to a user who must specify it to gain full or limited access to a system and to the information stored within it. path In a network, any route between any two ports. 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. See also access control port Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can be attached. port address name A user-defined symbolic name of 24 characters or less that identifies a particular port address. port binding Configuring a specific switch or director port to communicate exclusively with an attached device. port card Field-replaceable hardware component that provides the port connections for fiber cables and performs specific device-dependent logic functions. port card map Map showing numbers assigned to each port card by card slot. port name Name that the user assigns to a particular port through the Product Manager. POST See power-on self test. power-on self test (POST) - Series of self-tests executed each time the unit is booted or reset. preferred domain ID Domain ID that a director or switch is assigned by the principal switch in a switched fabric. The preferred domain ID becomes the active domain ID except when configured otherwise by the user. principal switch The director or switch that allocates domain IDs to itself and to all other switches in a fabric. There is always one principal switch in a fabric. If a switch is not connected to any other switches, it acts as its own principal switch. Directors and Edge Switches Glossary 21