HP Surestore 64 HP Enterprise Connectivity Fabric Manager User's Guide - Page 219

maintenance port Connector on the director operator panel where a PC running an ASCII terminal emulator can be attached or dial-up connection made for specialized maintenance support. managed product Hardware product that can be managed with the EFC Product Manager. For example, the HP Surestore Director FC-64 is a managed product. See also device. management information base Related set of software objects (variables) containing information about a managed device and accessed via SNMP from a network management station. management session Management session exists when a user logs on to the EFC Manager. EFC can support multiple concurrent management sessions. The user must specify the network address of the EFC Manager's server at logon time. Media Access Control address Hardware address of a node (device) connected to a network. message path controller card Message path controller card (MPC) provides the mechanism for messages to be sent and received between ports on the director. The card also provides a system clock source, and central control and distribution of clocks for MPC, GPM, and CMM cards. MIB See management information base. MPC See message path controller card. multicast Delivery of a single transmission to multiple destination N_Ports. Can be one to many or many to many. All members of the group are identified by one IP address. Glossary 201 Glossary