HP Surestore 6164 Switch - Manual (Page 34)

34 HP Distributed Fabrics User’s Guide
POST Power on self-test. A series of self-tests that run each time the unit is booted
or reset.
R_A_TOV Resource Allocation Timeout Value. Used to time out operations that depend
on the maximum possible time that a frame can be delayed in a fabric and
still be delivered. This value is adjustable in 1-microsecond increments from
10 to 120 seconds.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol that generally
uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) to exchange messages between a
management information base and a management client residing on a
network. Since SNMP does not rely on the underlying communication
protocols, it can be made available over other protocols, such as UDP/IP.
SNMPv1 The original standard for SNMP, now labeled v1.
Tachyon A type of host bus adapter.
Trap (SNMP) A mechanism for SNMP agents to notify the SNMP management station of
significant events.
Tunneling A technique for enabling two networks to communicate when the source and
destination hosts are on the same type of network but are connected by a
different type of network.
Unicast A routing method that provides one or more optimal paths between any two
switches in the fabric.
U_Port Universal port. A generic switch port that can operate as either an E_Port,
F_Port, or FL_Port. A port is defined as a U_Port when it is not connected
or has not yet assumed a specific function in the fabric.
WWN Worldwide name. A unique local and global identifier for a device on a
network.