Glossary of computer terms | HP CN1000E, CN1100E specification

Glossary

	This glossary defines acronyms and terms used in this guide and is not a comprehensive
	glossary of computer terms.
B
BFS	Boot from SAN.
C
CN	Converged Network.
CNA	Converged Network Adapter.
D
DSM	Device Specific Module.
E
ESD	Electrostatic discharge.
F
FC	Fibre Channel. A comprehensive set of standards for concurrent communication among servers,
	storage systems, and peripheral devices.
FCoE	Fibre Channel over Ethernet protocol.
Fibre Channel	A serial data transport infrastructure and protocol used to implement SANs. See also http://
	www.fibrechannel.org/ and http://www.t11.org/.
L
LC	Lucent connector. An industry-standard connector for fiber optic cable connections.
M
MPIO	Multipath I/O (Microsoft software).
S
SFP	Small form-factor pluggable transceiver.
W
WWN	World Wide Name. A unique identifier assigned to a Fibre Channel device.

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Contents

HP Emulex Converged Network Adapter Installation Guide Acknowledgments Contents Glossary Index Installing the Emulex CNA Installation prerequisitesRecording reference numbers Typical optical transceiver Installing the Emulex CNA Removing the bracket Emulex CNA with optical transceivers Grounding methods Electrostatic discharge Downloading software and drivers Installing drivers and softwareOrder of the installation Downloading the OneCommand Manager application kit Installing drivers and software Downloading firmwareDownloading multipathing software Installing the Linux utility Installing firmware on Windows systemsInstalling multipathing software on Windows Installing the CNA Linux drivers Installing and configuring multipathing software on Linux CNA problem isolation TroubleshootingIsolating CNA problems Isolate the problem to the component Verify Fibre Channel switch zoning for FC storage CNA LED states OneCommand Manager LED CNA startup Bios message CNA select screen CNA Bios device details Related information Support and other resourcesContacting HP New and changed information in this edition Customer self repair Typographic conventions Emulex CNA specifications Environmental specificationsPhysical specifications Fiber optic and copper cabling parts Emulex CNA media specifications Certification and classification information Regulatory compliance and safetyLaser safety warning Laser device Class a equipment European Union regulatory notice Japanese notice Korean notice Glossary of computer terms Glossary Index Bios MAC address calculations