Glossary

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 director, 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 multi-switch fabric. A distinct domain ID is automatically allocated to each switch in the fabric by the principal switch.

E_Port

See expansion port.

port card map

Map showing numbers assigned to each port card by card slot.

Product Manager

Application that implements the management user interface for the director.