HP StorageWorks 2/140 embedded web server user guide - Page 159
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Glossary 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. point-to-point A Fibre Channel protocol topology that provides a single, direct connection between two communication ports. The Director or Switch supports only point-to-point topology. See also arbitrated loop. port Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can be attached. Ports provide Fibre Channel connections (D). port address name A user-defined symbolic name of 24 characters or less that identifies a particular port address. port authorization Feature of the password definition function that allows an administrator to extend operator-level passwords to specific port addresses for each Director or Switch definition managed by a personal computer (PC). Port authorization affects only operator-level actions for active and saved matrices (D). 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 port numbers and port card slot numbers inside a hardware cabinet. port name Name that the user assigns to a particular port through the Product Manager application. See also identifier. Synonymous with address name. preferred domain ID Configured value that a switch will request from the Principal Switch. If the preferred value is already in use, the Principal Switch will assign a different value. principal switch In a multiswitch fabric, the switch that allocates domain IDs to itself and to all other switches in the 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. private device A loop device that cannot transmit a fabric login command (FLOGI) command to a Switch or Director, nor communicate with fabric-attached devices. Contrast with public device. embedded web server user guide Glossary-29
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