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HP Surestore 64 Director Switch User Manual

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Glossary

switch priority

Value configured into each switch in a fabric that determines its relative likelihood of
becoming the fabric’s principal switch.

system services processor

Controls the RS-232 maintenance port, the Ethernet port, and the operator panel of a
Fibre Channel Director.

T

Tivoli

A suite of Enterprise management software products produced by a division of IBM.

topology

Logical and/or physical arrangement of stations on a network.

trap

Unsolicited notification of an event originating from a SNMP managed device and
directed to an SNMP network management station.

trap host

SNMP management workstation that is configured to receive traps.

trunk cable

Cable consisting of multiple fiber pairs that do not directly attach to an active device.
This cable usually exists between distribution panels and can be located within, or
external to, a building. Contrast with jumper cable.

U

unblocked port

Devices communicating with an unblocked port can login to the director and
communicate with devices attached to any other unblocked port assuming that this is
supported by the current zoning configuration).