Compaq ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide

Glossary
Glossary-4 ProLiant Cluster HA/F500 for Enterprise Virtual Array Setup and Installation Guide
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FC-AL
The Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop standard. See also arbitrated loop and Fibre Channel.
FCA
Fibre Channel Adapter. An adapter used to connect the host server to the fabric.
Fibre Channel
An IEEE standard for providing high-speed data transfer among workstations, mainframes,
supercomputers, desktop computers, storage devices, and display devices.
GBIC
Gigabit Interface Converter. The device that converts electrical signals to optical signals at
the point where the fiber cables connect to the Fibre Channel elements such as controllers
or adapters.
heartbeat
A signal transmitted between cluster nodes to indicate whether the nodes are operating.
high availability
A term used to identify a computer system that can continuously deliver services to
its clients.
host
The primary or controlling computer to which a storage subsystem is attached.
interconnect
A physical connection between cluster nodes that transmits intracluster communication.
I/O
A term that pertains to input and output functions.
IP address
Internet Protocol Address. An address assigned to a network interface card, which computer
entities use to locate and communicate with each other. IP addresses can be statically or
dynamically assigned.
load balancing
See static load balancing.