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McDATA Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
Glossary
each managed switch (stored on the EFC Server and in NV-RAM on
each switch).
datagram See Class 3 Fibre Channel service.
default Pertaining to an attribute, value, or option that is assumed when
none is explicitly specified.
default zone Contains all attached devices that are not members of a separate
zone.
destination address Address identifier that indicates the targeted destination of a data
frame.
device Product, connected to a managed switch, that is not controlled
directly by the Product Manager. See also node.
diagnostics Procedures used by computer users and service personnel to
diagnose hardware or software error conditions.
dialog box Dialog box is a window containing informational messages or data
fields to be modified or filled in with desired options.
D_ID See destination address.
director An intelligent Fibre Channel switching device providing any-to-any
port connectivity between nodes (end devices) on a switched fabric.
The director sends data transmissions (data frames) between nodes in
accordance with the address information present in the frame
headers of those transmissions.
DNS name Domain name system or domain name service. Host or node name
for a device or managed product that is translated to an IP address
through a domain name server.
domain ID Number (1 through 31) that uniquely identifies a switch in a
multiswitch fabric. A distinct domain ID is automatically allocated to
each switch in the fabric by the principal switch.
E
E_Port See expansion port.