HP MPX200 Multifunction Router - Manual (Page 116)

S
SAN Storage area network. A network of storage devices and the initiators that store and retrieve
information on those devices, including the communication infrastructure.
Secure Shell See SSH .
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A networking protocol that enables you to monitor the
router using third-party applications
SSH Secure Shell. A protocol that secures connections to the switch for the command line interface.
T
target The storage-device endpoint of a SCSI session. Initiators request data from targets (typically media
devices).
TCP Transmission Control Protocol. A set of rules to send data in packets over the Internet protocol.
Telnet Software that implements the client part of the protocol. Telnet clients are available for nearly all
computer platforms. Because of security issues with Telnet, its use has declined in favor of SSH
for remote access.
V
VLAN Virtual local area network. A group of hosts with a common set of requirements that communicate
as if they were attached to the same wire, regardless of their physical location.
VP Virtual port.
VPG Virtual port group. A RCLI software component used to create logical Fibre Channel adapter
initiator ports on the fabric.
VPN Virtual private network.
W
WWN World wide name.
WWNN World wide node name. Unique 64-bit address assigned to a device.
WWPN World wide port name. Unique 64-bit address assigned to each port on a device. One WWNN
may contain multiple WWPN addresses.
WWULN World wide unique LUN name. WWULN identifiers for SCSI devices are read from page 80
and page 83 of your SCSI block device as based on the SCSI standard.
Z
zoning Configuring a set of Fibre Channel device ports to communicate across the fabric. Through
switches, traffic within a zone can be physically isolated from traffic outside the zone.
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