HP 3000 Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual
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Switch
An IP network communications device that routes packets (messages or fragments
of messages) between nodes across virtual circuits.
teaming
The concept of multiple network adapters working together as a single network
adapter.
target
An iSCSI device that executes a command from an iSCSI Initiator to perform
some task.
TOE
TCP Offload Engine
A piece of hardware that replaces a NIC and shifts TCP packet processing tasks
from the server CPU to specialized TCP processors on the network adapter or
storage device.
VLAN
virtual local area network.
A network of computers that behave as if they are connected to the same wire
even though they may actually be physically located on different segments of a
LAN.
virtual network
adapter
The concept of multiple network adapters working together as a single network
adapter, also referred to as teaming.
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