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

Glossary 121
Glossary
N
name server
(1) In TCP/IP, a program that translates names from one form into another. Domain
name servers (DNS) translate domain names into IP addresses. (2) In Fibre Channel, a
server that allows N_Ports to register information about themselves. This information
allows N_Ports to discover and learn about one another by sending queries to the Name
Server.
network address
Name o r address that identifies a managed pro duct on a TCP/IP netwo rk. The network
address can be either an IP address in dotted-decimal notatio n co ntaining fo ur three-
digit octets in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx), or a domain name (as administered on a
customer network).
node
In Fibre Channel terminology, node refers to an end device (server or storage device)
that is or can be connected to a switched fabric.
node port
Physical interface within an end device which can connec t to an F_Port on a switched
fabric o r directly to ano ther N_Po rt (in po int-to-po int communications) .
N_Port
See node port.
O
offline sequence
The sequence sent by the transmitting po rt to indic ate that it is offline.
OLS
See offline sequence.