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Hitachi Simple Modular Storage 100 User’s Guide
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Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
A security protocol that requires users to enter a secret for access.
CHAP
See Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol.
D
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, allows a computer to join an IP-
based network without having a pre-configured IP address. DHCP is a
protocol that assigns unique IP addresses to devices, then releases and
renews these addresses as devices leave and re-join the network.
Duplex
The transmission of data in either one or two directions. Duplex modes
are full-duplex and half-duplex. Full-duplex is the simultaneous
transmission of data in two direction. For example, a telephone is a full-
duplex device, because both parties can talk at once. In contrast, a
walkie-talkie is a half-duplex device because only one party can
transmit at a time.
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Fabric
The hardware that connects workstations and servers to storage
devices in a SAN. The SAN fabric enables any-server-to-any-storage
device connectivity through the use of Fibre Channel switching
technology.
Firmware
Software embedded into a storage device. It may also be referred to as
Microcode.
FUll-duplex
The concurrent transmission and the reception of data on a single link.
G
Gbps
Gigabit per second.
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