FW V06.XX/HAFM SW V08.02.00 HP StorageWorks Directors and Edge Switches Glossary (AA-RU5JB-TE, July 2004)

Glossary
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managed product
Hardware product that can be managed with the HAFM application. For example, the
Director 2/64 and the Edge Switch 2/32 are managed products. See also device.
Management Information Base
(MIB) — Related set of software objects (variables) containing information about a managed
device and accessed via SNMP from a network management station.
Management Services application
Software application that provides back-end product-independent services to the HAFM
application. Management Services runs only on the HAFM server and cannot be downloaded to
remote workstations.
management session
A management session exists when a user logs on to the HAFM server. The HAFM application
can support multiple concurrent management sessions. The user must specify the network
address of the HAFM server at logon time.
management style
In directors or switches, in managed products, a selection between FICON and open systems
management style. See also open systems management style; FICON management style.
MAP
See maintenance analysis procedure.
Media Access Control address
(MAC) — Hardware address of a node (device) connected to a network.
metropolitan area network
A high-speed communication network designed to link together sites in a metropolitan or
campus area, comprised of distances up to 100 kilometers. Contrast with storage area network,
and wide area network.
MIB
See Management Information Base.
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. See also broadcast.
multimode optical fiber
A graded-index or step-index optical fiber that allows more than one mode (light path) to
propagate. Contrast with singlemode optical fiber.
multiswitch fabric
Fibre Channel fabric created by linking more than one director or switching device within a
fabric.