HP Surestore Director FC-64 Command Line Interface User's Guide

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Glossary
hub
In Fibre Channel, a device that connects nodes into a logical loop by using a physical
star topology.
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information message
A message telling a user that a func tio n is perfo rming normally or has co mpleted
normally. See also error message; warning message.
initial program load
Proc ess of initializing the device and causing the operating system to start. Initiated
through a menu in the HP Product Manager, this option perfo rms a hardware reset on
the active CTP only.
interface
Hardware, software, or both, linking systems, programs, or devices.
Internet protocol address
A unique string of numbers ( in the fo rmat xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that identifies a devic e o n a
network.
interoperability
The ability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data between various
func tional units o ver a network.
interswitch link
Also known as ISL. Physical E_Port connection between two directors in a fabric.
IP address
See Internet protocol address.