HP Virtual Connect 4Gb Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem 409513-B22 Dépliant

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Port Aggregation Protocol 

(PAgP)* 

A Cisco proprietary protocol aids in the automatic creation of 

Fast EtherChannel links. PAgP packets are sent between Fast 

EtherChannel-capable ports to negotiate the forming of a 

channel. 

Port Bonding 

A term typically used in the Unix/Linux world that is synonymous 
to NIC teaming in the Windows world. 

Preferred Link Connection 
Speed** 

Preferred Flex NIC speed value assigned bt a vNet by the 
network administrator. 

Trunking (Cisco) 

802.1Q VLAN tagging 

Trunking (Industry) 

Combining ports to provide one or more of the following benefits: 

greater bandwidth, load balancing, and redundancy. 

VLAN 

A virtual network within a physical network. 

VLAN Tagging Tagging/marking an Ethernet frame with an identity number 

representing a virtual network. 

VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)*  A Cisco proprietary protocol used for configuring and 

administering VLANs on Cisco network devices. 

vNIC 

Virtual NIC port.  A software-based NIC used by VMs 

*The feature is not supported by Virtual Connect.                                     
**This feature was added for Virtual Connect Flex-10.