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Connectrix DS-32M2 User Guide
Glossary
Device (1) A piece of equipment, such as a server or storage device, that is 
attached to a Connectrix switch or a similar product. A device as 
defined here is not controlled by the Connectrix Product Manager 
and its operating parameters. (2) In EMC Symmetrix, a uniquely 
addressable physical or logical part of the Symmetrix subsystem, 
such as a disk. (This description is presented here only to clarify a 
term used in other EMC documents.)
Dialog Box A pop-up window containing informational messages or fields to be 
modified with desired options. This term is often used 
interchangeably with window. 
DID Destination ID, the address identifier that indicates the targeted 
destination of the transmitted frame.
Director (1) An Enterprise-Class Fibre Channel switch. The Connectrix 
ED-64M Director is a fully redundant Fibre Channel switch, 
containing: dual power supplies, fan modules, CTP cards, SBARs, 
and multiple FPMs, all hot-swappable. (2) A board-level module in 
the Symmetrix that provides the interface between host channels (via 
an associated adapter module in the Symmetrix) and Symmetrix disk 
devices. (This description is presented here only to clarify a term used 
in other EMC documents.)
DNS See Domain Name Service Name.
Domain ID A number (1 to 31) that uniquely identifies a switch in a fabric. A 
distinct Domain ID is allocated to each switch in the fabric by the 
principal switch.
Domain Name
Service Name
Host or node name for a system that is translated to an IP address 
through a Name Server. All DNS names have a host name component 
and, if fully qualified, a domain component, such as host1.abcd.com. In 
this example, host1 is the host name.
DS-xxM A generic term that includes DS-16M, DS-16M2, DS-32M, and 
DS-32M2.
DWDM Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing, a process in which 
different channelsof data are carried at different wavelengths over 
one pair of fiber optic links. This is in contrast with a conventional 
fiber optic system in which only one channel is carried over a single 
wavelength traveling through a single fiber.