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Glossary–40 edge switch 2/16 service manual
Glossary
persistent binding
A form of server-level access control that uses configuration information to bind a server to a
specific Fibre Channel storage volume (or logical device), using a unit number. See also
access control.
personal computer
PC. A portable computer that consists of a system unit, display, keyboard, mouse, one or more
diskette drives, and internal fixed-disk storage (D).
point-to-point
A Fibre Channel protocol topology that provides a single, direct connection between two
communication ports. The director or switch supports only point-to-point topology.
port
Receptacle on a device to which a cable leading to another device can be attached. Ports
provide Fibre Channel connections (D).
port address name
A user-defined symbolic name of 24 characters or less that identifies a particular port address.
port authorization
Feature of the password definition function that allows an administrator to extend
operator-level passwords to specific port addresses for each director or switch definition
managed by a personal computer (PC). Port authorization affects only operator-level actions
for active and saved matrices (D).
port name
Name that the user assigns to a particular port through the Product Manager application. See
also identifier. Synonymous with address name.
POST
See power-on self-test.
power-on self-test
POST. Series of diagnostic tests that are run automatically by a device when the power is
turned on
preferred domain ID
Configured value that a switch will request from the Principal Switch. If the preferred value is
already in use, the Principal Switch will assign a different value.
preventive service planning bucket
PSP bucket. Collected problems after early ship of an IBM product.