Gigabit Ethernet 4-Port Adapter Installation and Support Guide

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LIF
system. Each LAN monitor process has ownership of the Ethernet adapters controlled
by the SLSA subsystem. The LAN manager process assigns adapter ownership. See
ServerNet LAN Systems Access (SLSA) subsystem and LAN Manager (LANMAN)
process.
LIF. See logical interface (LIF).
LED. See light-emitting diode (LED).
light-emitting diode (LED). A semiconductor device that emits light from its surface.
Indicator lights are composed of LEDs.
local area network (LAN). (1) The cables, electrical interfaces, workstations, and other
devices that are interconnected and that are physically located in close proximity to
each other. One or more LANs can be connected to the system such that the LAN
users can access the system as if their workstations were connected directly to it. (2) A
network that is located in a small geographical area, whose communications
technology provides a high-bandwidth, low-cost medium to which low-cost nodes can
be connected.
logical interface (LIF). The interface that allows an application or another process to
communicate with data communications hardware.
Mbps. See megabits per second (Mbps).
megabits per second (Mbps). A data rate equal to 1,048,576 bits per second.
MFIOB. See multifunction I/O board (MFIOB).
multifunction I/O board (MFIOB). A ServerNet adapter that contains ServerNet
addressable controllers (SACs) for SCSI and Ethernet; a service processor; ServerNet
links to the processor, to the two ServerNet adapter slots, and to one of the ServerNet
expansion board (SEB) slots; and connections to the serial maintenance bus (SMB),
which connects components within an enclosure to the service processor.
network. Two or more computer systems (nodes) connected so that they can exchange
information and share resources. See ServerNet system area network (ServerNet
SAN), Wide Area Network (WAN), and local area network (LAN).
NonStop S-series servers. The set of servers in the NonStop range of servers having
product numbers beginning with the letter “S.” These servers implement the ServerNet
architecture and run the HP NonStop Kernel operating system.
operator message. A message, intended for an operator, that describes a significant event
on a NonStop S-series system. An operator message is the displayed-text form of an
Event Management Service (EMS) event message. See also event message.
OSM. Stands for HP NonStop Open System Management (OSM) interface. Replaces TSM
as the system management tool of choice for NonStop S-Series and NonStop NS-