embedded web server user guide

Glossary–36 embedded web server user guide
Glossary
switchover
Changing a backup field-replaceable unit (FRU) to the active state, and the active FRU to the
backup state.
switch priority
Value configured into each switch in a fabric that determines its relative likelihood of
becoming the fabric’s principal switch. Lower values indicate higher likelihood of becoming
the principal switch. A value of 1 indicates the highest priority; 225 is the lowest priority. A
value of 225 indicates that the switch is not capable of acting as the principal switch. The value
0 is illegal.
system name
See product name.
system services processor
SSP. In a Director or Switch, the central controlling processor. Controls the RS-232
maintenance port and the Ethernet port of a Fibre Channel Director or Switch.
TCP
See transmission control protocol.
TCP/IP
See transmission control protocol/Internet protocol.
technical support
Single point of contact for a customer when assistance is needed in managing or
troubleshooting a product. Technical support provides assistance twenty-four hours a day,
seven days a week, including holidays. The technical support number is [phone] or
[phone]. Synonymous with customer support.
Telecommunications Industry Association
TIA. A member organization of the Electronic Industries Association (EIA), TIA is the trade
group representing the communications and information technology industries. See also
Electronic Industries Association.
telnet
The Internet standard protocol for remote terminal connection over a network connection.
terabyte
TB. One thousand (1,000) gigabytes; one terabyte of text on paper would consume 42,500
trees. At 12 characters per inch, 1 TB of data in a straight line would encircle the earth 56
times and stretch some 1.4 million miles equalling nearly three round trips from the earth to
the moon.
TIA
See Telecommunications Industry Association.