director 2/64 service manual

director 2/64 service manual Glossary–9
Glossary
FICON Management Server
An optional feature that can be enabled on the director or switch through the Product Manager
application. When enabled, host control and management of the director or switch is provided
through an S/390 Parallel Enterprise or 2/Series Server attached to a director or switch port.
FRU
See field-replaceable unit.
gateway
A multi-homed host used to route network traffic from one network to another, and to pass
network traffic from one protocol to another.
gateway address
A unique string of numbers (in the format xxx.xx.xxx.xxx) that identifies a gateway on the
network.
generic port (G_Port)
Physical interface on a director that can function either as a fabric port (F_Port) or an
expansion port (E_Port) depending on the port type to which it connects.
G_Port
See generic port.
HAFM application
See HP StorageWorks ha-fabric manager (HAFM) application.
HAFM server
See HP StorageWorks ha-fabric manager (HAFM) server.
hardware log
Record of FRU insertions and removals for the director.
hardware management console
The console runs the Hardware Management Console application (HWMCA), and is the
operations and management PC platform for S/390 and 2/Series Servers.
HBA
See host bus adapter.
heterogeneous fabric
A fabric with both HP and non-HP products.