HP Surestore 64 Director Switch - Manual (Page 238)

222 Glossary
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packet
Logical unit of information (usually in the form of a data frame) transmitted on a
network. It contains a header (with all relevant addressing and timing information), the
actual data, and a trailer (which contains the error checking function, usually in the
form of a cyclic redundancy check).and frequently user data.
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.
persistent binding
A form of server-level access control that uses configuration information to bind a
server to a specific Fibre Channel storage volume (or logical device) using a unit
number.
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 card map
Map showing numbers assigned to each port card by card slot.
port name
Name that the user assigns to a particular port through the Product Manager
application.