HP Surestore 64 Director Switch - Manual (Page 236)

220 Glossary
MPC
See message path controller card.
multicast
Delivery of a single transmission to multiple destination N_Ports. Can be one to many
or many to many. All members of the group are identified by one IP address.
multiswitch fabric
Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one director or fabric switching
device within a fabric.
N
name server
Program that translates names from one form into another. Domain name servers
(DNS) translate domain names into IP addresses.
name server zoning
N_Port access management that allows N_Ports to communicate if and only if they
belong to a common name server zone.
network address
Name or address that identifies a managed product, such as the HP Surestore Director
FC_64 on a TCP/IP network. The network address can be either an IP address in dotted-
decimal notation (comprised of four three-digit octets in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx),
or a domain name (as administered on a customer network).
nickname
Alternate name assigned to a worldwide name for a node or director in the fabric.
node
In Fibre Channel terminology, mode refers to an end device (Server or storage device)
that is or can be connected to a switched fabric.