HP DC SAN Backbone Director Switch Hardware Reference Guide (5697-2158, August 2012)

LTU License to use.
LUN Logical unit number. An identification scheme for storage disks.
LWL Long-wave laser.
M
MIB Management Information Base (B-series).
MP Router Multi-protocol Router.
MPIO Multipath I/O (Microsoft software).
MUAs Multiple user accounts.
N
NTP Network time protocol.
NVRAM Nonvolatile RAM
P
PID Port identifier.
platform A combination of supported hardware components and operating system on a server from a
specific vendor.
POST Power-on self-test.
Q
QoS Quality of service. A traffic management feature.
R
RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service. A client-server protocol that protects networks against
unauthorized access.
RAS Reliability, availability, and serviceability.
RBAC Role-based acess control. A Fabric OS feature used to determine which commands are supported
for each user.
RCS Reliable commit service. A Fabric OS feature.
RoHS European Directive for Restriction of Hazardous Substances.
RPC Remote procedure call security feature.
RPO Recovery point objective. A disaster recovery concept that defines what an organization considers
as an acceptable loss in terms of time.
RSCN Registered state change notification.
RTT Round-trip time.
S
SAN Storage area network. An intelligent infrastructure that connects heterogeneous servers with
shared, heterogeneous storage systems.
SC Subscriber connector.
SCC Switch Connection Control. A data access policy that determines to which switches a switch can
join.
SCP Secure Copy. A B-series feature used to securely transfer files between systems.
SFP Small form-factor pluggable transceiver.
SMI Storage Management Initiative (MIB).
SMI-S Storage Management Initiative Specification.
136 Glossary