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Glossary

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Glossary

IML See initial machine load.

inband management Management of the switch through Fibre Channel connection to a

port card.

information message Message telling a user that a function is performing normally or has

completed normally. See also error message and warning message.

initial machine load Also known as IML. Hardware reset for the CTP card on the switch. It

does not affect other hardware. It is initiated by pushing the reset

(RST) button on the machine’s front panel.

initial program load Process of initializing the device and causing the operating system to

start. Initiated through a menu in the Product Manager.

input/output

configuration

The collection of channel paths, control units, and I/O devices that

attaches to the S/390 or zSeries processor.

input/output

configuration

program

A program that defines all available I/O devices and channel paths to

an IBM S/390 or zSeries processor system. Replaced by the Hardware

Configuration Definition Program starting with MVS/ESA Version

4.0.

interface Hardware, software, or both, linking systems, programs, or devices.

Internet Protocol

The TCP/IP standard protocol that defines the IP datagram as the

unit of information passed across an internet and provides the basis

for connectionless, best-effort packet delivery service. IP includes the

ICMP control and error message protocol as an integral part.

internet protocol

address

Unique string of numbers (in the format xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that

identifies a device on a network.

interoperability Ability to communicate, execute programs or transfer data between

various functional units over a network.

interswitch link Also known as ISL. Physical E_Port connection between two switches

in a fabric.

I/O configuration See input/output configuration.

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