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| Host |
| The computer system in which a SCSI host adapter is installed. It uses |
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| the SCSI host adapter to transfer information to and from devices |
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| attached to the SCSI bus. |
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| Host Adapter | A circuit board or integrated circuit that provides a SCSI bus connection |
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| to the computer system. |
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IP |
| Internet Protocol. |
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| IPI |
| Intelligent Peripheral Interface. |
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| ISA |
| Industry Standard Architecture. A type of computer bus used in most |
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| PCs. It allows devices to send and receive data up to 16 bits at a time. |
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| Kbyte |
| Kilobyte. A measure of computer storage equal to 1024 bytes. |
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| LCT |
| Logical Configuration Table. |
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| LLC |
| Logical Link Control. |
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| Local Bus |
| A way to connect peripherals directly to computer memory. It bypasses |
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| the slower ISA and EISA buses. PCI is a local bus standard. |
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| pc L_Port |
| A FC port which supports the arbitrated loop topology. |
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| Link_Control_ | A termination card that handles the logical and physical control of the FC |
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| Facility |
| link for each mode of use. |
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| Login Server | Entity within the FC fabric that receives and responds to login requests. |
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| LUN |
| Logical Unit Number. An identifier, zero to seven, for a logical unit. |
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| Mbyte |
| Megabyte. A measure of computer storage equal to 1024 kilobytes. |
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| MFA |
| Message Frame Address. |
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| Multicast |
| Refers to delivering a single transmission to multiple destination N_Ports. |
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| NIC |
| Network Interface Card. |
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| N_Port |
| “Node” port, a FC defined hardware entity at the node end of a link. |
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| NL_Port |
| An N_Port that contains arbitrated loop functions. |
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Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations |
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