HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class - Manual (Page 265)

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unicast
The transmission of data from a single source to a single destination. See also broadcast , multicast .
UTC
Universal Time Conversion. Also known as Coordinated Universal Time, which is an international standard. UTC is
8 hours later than Pacific Standard Time and 5 hours later than Eastern Standard Time. See also GMT .
WAN
Wide area network.
watchdog
A software daemon that monitors Fabric OS modules on the kernel.
well-known address
For Fibre Channel technology, a logical address defined by Fibre Channel standards as assigned to a specific
function and stored on the switch.
WWN
World Wide Name. An identifier that is unique worldwide. Each entity in a fabric has a separate WWN.
zone
A set of devices and hosts attached to the same fabric and configured as being in the same zone. Devices and hosts
within the same zone have access to others in the zone, but are not visible to any outside the zone.
zone configuration
A specified set of zones. Enabling a configuration enables all zones in that configuration. See also defined zone
configuration .
zoning
A feature in fabric switches or hubs that allows segmentation of a node by physical port, name, or address.