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McDATA® Sphereon 3032 and 3232 Fabric Switches Installation and Service Manual
Glossary
application program (1) A program that is specific to the solution of an application prob-
lem. Synonymous with application software. (2) A program written
for or by a user that applies to the user's work, such as a program that
does inventory control or payroll. (3) A program used to connect and
communicate with stations in a network, enabling users to perform
application-oriented activities (I).
application program
interface
API. A set of programming functions and routines that provides
access between protocol layers, such as between an application and
network services.
application-specific
integrated circuit
ASIC. An asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) local area network/
wide area network (LAN/WAN) circuit using cell relay transport
technology. ASICs are designed for a specific application or purpose,
such as implementing the lower-layer Fibre Channel protocol (FC-0).
They are particularly suited to sending video and audio information,
as well as text. ASICs differ from general-purpose devices such as
memory chips or microprocessors.
archive (1) To copy files to a long-term storage medium for backup. (2)
Removing data, usually old or inactive files, from a system and per-
manently storing the data on removable media to reclaim system
hard disk space.
area The second byte of the node port (N_Port) identifier.
ASCII See American National Standard Code for Information Interchange.
ASIC See application-specific integrated circuit.
attribute In S/390 mode, the connection status of the address on a configura-
tion matrix: allowed, blocked, or prohibited.
Audit Log Log summarizing actions (audit trail) made by the user. There are
two types of Audit Logs: the director or switch Audit Log, and the EFC
Audit Log.
(1) Director or switch Audit Log. Log displayed through the Product
Manager application that provides a history of all configuration
changes made to an individual director or switch from the respective
Product Manager application, a simple network management proto-
col (SNMP) management workstation, a Fibre Connection (FICON)
or open systems host, or the maintenance port. This information is
useful for administrators and users. Contrast with EFC Audit Log. See