NonStop System Glossary

external entry-point (XEP) table.............................................................................................84
external fabric connection...................................................................................................84
external routing.................................................................................................................84
external ServerNet fabrics...................................................................................................84
external ServerNet X or Y fabric...........................................................................................84
external system area network manager process (SANMAN)....................................................84
F..........................................................................................................................................84
fabric...............................................................................................................................84
factory-installed operating system.........................................................................................84
failed-over interface............................................................................................................84
failover CLIM.....................................................................................................................84
failover interface................................................................................................................84
failover lookup table...........................................................................................................85
fan...................................................................................................................................85
fan assembly.....................................................................................................................85
far gateway......................................................................................................................85
far jump...........................................................................................................................85
fastLoad............................................................................................................................85
Fast Ethernet ServerNet adapter (FESA).................................................................................85
fault domain......................................................................................................................85
fault tolerance...................................................................................................................85
FC switch..........................................................................................................................85
FCSA...............................................................................................................................86
FDC.................................................................................................................................86
feature-test macro...............................................................................................................86
feeder circuit.....................................................................................................................86
ferrule..............................................................................................................................86
FESA................................................................................................................................86
Fiber Optic Extension (FOX)................................................................................................86
fiber-optic plug-in card (F-PIC)..............................................................................................86
fiber optics........................................................................................................................86
fiber-optic ServerNet addressable controller (F-SAC)...............................................................86
fiber-optic ServerNet cable..................................................................................................86
Fibre Channel ServerNet adapter (FCSA)..............................................................................86
Fibre Channel switch (FC switch)..........................................................................................87
field.................................................................................................................................87
field-programmable gate array (FPGA)..................................................................................87
field-replaceable unit (FRU)..................................................................................................87
FIFO................................................................................................................................87
FIFO special file.................................................................................................................87
file...................................................................................................................................87
file class...........................................................................................................................87
file description...................................................................................................................87
file descriptor....................................................................................................................87
file group class..................................................................................................................87
file identifier......................................................................................................................88
file link count.....................................................................................................................88
file mode..........................................................................................................................88
file mode creation mask......................................................................................................88
file name..........................................................................................................................88
file other class...................................................................................................................88
file owner class..................................................................................................................88
file permission bits.............................................................................................................88
file serial number...............................................................................................................88
file system.........................................................................................................................89
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