Users Guide

Table Of Contents
Doc. No. TD-000947 Rev. 1
Janurary 29, 2021 Page 205 Copyright © 2021 Marvell
Glossary
adapter
The board that interfaces between the
host system and the target devices.
Adapter is synonymous with host bus
adapter (HBA), host adapter, and adapter
board.
adapter port
A port on the adapter board.
address resolution protocol
See ARP.
API
Application programming interface. A set
of routines, protocols, and tools for
building software applications. API simpli-
fies development by providing the building
blocks.
ARP
Address resolution protocol. An Internet
protocol used for mapping an IP address
to a physical address on an Ethernet LAN.
challenge-handshake authentication
protocol
See CHAP.
CHAP
Challenge-handshake authentication
protocol. Used for remote logon, usually
between a client and server or a Web
browser and Web server. A
challenge/response is a security mecha-
nism for verifying the identity of a person
or process without revealing a secret
password that is shared by the two
entities. Also referred to as a “three-way
handshake.”
CLI
Command line interface. A program inter-
face driven by entering commands and
parameters.
comma separated values
See CSV.
command line interface
See CLI.
Converged Network Adapter
Marvell Converged Network Adapters
support both data networking (TCP/IP)
and storage networking (Fibre Channel)
traffic on a single I/O adapter using two
new technologies: Enhanced Ethernet and
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).