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Glossary
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MAC address See media access control address.
mainframe A powerful multi-user computer capable of supporting many
hundreds or thousands of users simultaneously.
maintenance analysis
procedure
MAP. A written or online set of procedures that guide maintenance
personnel through step-by-step instructions for hardware fault
isolation, repair, and verification (D).
maintenance port Connector on the director or switch where a PC running an American
National Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)
terminal emulator can be attached or dial-up connection made for
specialized maintenance support.
MAN See metropolitan area network.
managed product Hardware product that can be managed with the EFC Product
Manager application. McDATA directors and switches 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 simple
network management protocol (SNMP) from a network management
station.
management session A session that exists when a user logs on to the EFC Manager
application. EFC can support multiple concurrent management
sessions. The user must specify the network address of the EFC
Manager application’s server at logon time.
MAP See maintenance analysis procedure.
Mb Megabit.
MB See megabyte.
Mbps Megabits per second.
MBps Megabytes per second.
media access control
address
MAC address. Hardware address of a node (device) connected to a
network.