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HP Surestore 64 Director Switch User Manual

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MAC address

See Media Access Control address.

maintenance port

Connector on the director operator panel where a PC running an ASCII terminal
emulator can be attached or dial-up connection made for specialized maintenance
support.

managed product

Hardware product that can be managed with the Product Manager application. For
example, the HP Surestore Director FC-64 is a managed product. See also device.

management information base

Related set of software objects (variables) containing information about a managed
device and accessed via SNMP from a network management station.

management session

Management session exists when a user logs on to the HP EFC Manager application.
The application can support multiple concurrent management sessions. The user must
specify the network address of the HP EFC Manager’s server at logon time.

Media Access Control address

Hardware address of a node (device) connected to a network.

message path controller card

Message path controller card (MPC) provides the mechanism for messages to be sent
and received between ports on the director. The card also provides a system clock
source, and central control and distribution of clocks for MPC, GPM, and CMM cards.

MIB

See management information base.