Glossary
This glossary defines acronyms and terms used in this guide and is not a comprehensive glossary of
computer terms.
AES Advanced Encryption Standard. An encryption security technology.
AG Access Gateway. A software-enable feature that allows B-series Blade switches
to function as port aggregators.
APM Advanced Performance Monitor
ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit.
B-series Fibre Channel switches and FICON directors manufactured for HP by Brocade
Communications Systems, Inc.
CEE Converged Enhanced Ethernet.
CLI Command line interface.
CN Converged Network.
CNA Converged Network Adapter.
C-series Fibre Channel switches and FICON directors manufactured for HP by Cisco
Systems, Inc.
CSP Critical Security Parameter.
CUP Control unit port. An optional feature used to manage and monitor FICON
directors.
DA Directory agent. An iSCSI software component.
DAS Direct-attached storage.
DCBX Data Center Bridging eXchange.
DCFM Data Center Fabric Manager. B-series switch software used to centralize fabric
management through a host-based application.
DEK Data Encryption Key.
DES Data Encryption Standard. A block cipher designed for use in symmetric
cryptography, which encrypts data in 64-bit blocks and uses a key length of 56
bits.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DPS Dynamic Path Selection.
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