Throughout this publication, certain equipment terms and short versions of product names are used to make the information more easily understood. These are:

card

As used on the HMC panels, refers to an OSA feature.

CHPID

Channel path identifier.

GbE

Gigabit Ethernet.

OSA

Open Systems Adapter. This document may refer to OSA-Express4S or OSA-Express5S as OSA.

OSA/SF

Opens Systems Adapter/Support Facility.

OSD

The CHPID type for OSA-Express features that run under Queued Direct Input/Output architecture (QDIO).

OSE

The CHPID type for OSA-Express features that do not use QDIO architecture (typically SNA/APPN/HPR applications).

OSN

The CHPID type for OSA-Express features that use QDIO architecture and channel data link control (CDLC) protocol.

HMC

Hardware Management Console.