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McDATA Sphereon™ 4500 Fabric Switch Product Manager User Manual
Glossary
G
gateway A multi-homed host used to route network traffic from one network
to another, and to pass network traffic from one protocol to another.
gateway address A unique string of numbers (in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that
identifies a gateway on the network.
GBIC
GigaBit Interface Converter. A removable module that converts an
electrical serial data stream to an optical or amplified electrical serial
data stream. Contains connector for attaching fiber optic cable.
generic port Also known as G_Port. Physical interface on a switch that can
function either as a fabric port (F_Port) or an extension port (E_Port)
depending on the port type to which it connects.
G_Port See generic port.
GUI Graphical User Interface.
Gx_Port A configurable port type that restricts a port to operate either as an
F_Port, FL_Port, or E_Port.
H
hardware log Record of FRU insertions and removals in the switch.
hardware
management console
The console runs the Hardware Management Console application
(HWMCA), and is the operations and management PC platform for
FICON and zSeries servers.
HBA See host bus adapter.
heterogeneous fabric A fabric with both McDATA and non-McDATA products.
homogeneous fabric A fabric consisting of only McDATA products.
hop count The number of hops a unit of information traverses in a fabric.
hexadecimal A number system with a base of 16.