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Glossary
default
Pertaining to an attribute, value, or option that is assumed when none is explicitly
specified.
default zone
Contains all attached devices that are not members of a separate zone.
destination address
Address identifier that indicates the targeted destination of a data frame.
device
Product, connected to a managed director, that is not controlled directly by the Product
Manager application. See also node.
diagnostics
Procedures used by computer users and service personnel to diagnose hardware or
software error conditions.
dialog box
A dialog box is a window containing informational messages or data fields to be
modified or filled in with desired options.
D_ID
See destination address.
director
An intelligent Fibre Channel switching device providing any-to-any port connectivity
between nodes (end devices) on a switched fabric. The director sends data
transmissions (data frames) between nodes in accordance with he address information
present in the frame headers of those transmissions.
DNS name
Domain name system or (domain name service). Host or node name for a device or
managed product that is translated to an IP address through a domain name server.