HP Surestore 64 Director Switch - Manual (Page 135)

Glossary 123
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password
Unique string of characters known to the computer system and to a user who must
specify it to gain full or limited access to a system and to the information stored within
it.
path
In a network, any route between any two ports.
port
Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can be attached.
port card
Field-replaceable hardware component that provides the port connections for fiber
cables and performs specific device-dependent logic functions.
port name
Name that the user assigns to a particular port through the HP Product Manager.
preferred domain ID
Domain ID that a switch is assigned by the principal switch in a switched fabric. The
preferred domain ID becomes the active domain ID except when configured otherwise
by the user.
principal switch
In a multiswitch fabric, the switch that allocates domain IDs to itself and to all other
switches in the fabric. There is always one principal switch in a fabric. If a switch is not
connected to any other switches, it acts as its own principal switch.