HP EVA Array iSCSI Connectivity Option User Manual

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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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