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Glossary
Bus A means of transferring data between modules and adapters or between an adapter and SCSI devices. For a SCSI bus definition, see SCSI Bus.
Channel A general term for a path on which electronic signals travel.
CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol, a security access control protocol networks.
Clusters Two or more computers sharing the same resources on a communication link.
Device See iSCSI Device or SCSI Device.
Differential An electrical signal configuration using a pair of lines for data transfer. The advantage of differential compared to
Ethernet MTU Maximum Transmission Unit, the largest physical packet size, measured in bytes, that a network can transmit. Any messages larger than the MTU are divided into smaller packets before being sent.
Exchange A iSCSI term for the basic mechanism used for managing an operation. An exchange identifies information transfers consisting of one or more related nonconcurrent sequences that may flow in the same or opposite directions, but always in half duplex mode. An exchange is identified by an OX_ID and an RX_ID.
Fabric An iSCSI term that includes iSCSI Arbitrated Loop, Switched Fabric, and
Fault LED During power up and self test, the TC2201 Fault LED comes on. After self test, if this LED remains on or comes on, the TC2201 has a problem with one of its components. During normal operation, this LED should be off.
Fiber A fiber optic cable made from thin strands of glass through which data in the form of light pulses is transmitted (LASER, LED). It is often used for
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