Users Guide

Glossary: Dell PowerVault 220S and 221S Systems User's Guide
file:///C|/Users/rishi_sood/Desktop/220s/en/ug/8f182gl1.htm[3/7/2013 12:09:45 PM]
Abbreviation for direct current.
DIN
Acronym for Deutsche Industrie Norm.
DMI
Abbreviation for Desktop Management Interface. DMI enables the management of your system's software and hardware. DMI
collects information about the system's components, such as the operating system, memory, peripherals, expansion cards,
and asset tag. Information about the system's components is displayed as a MIF file or through the Dell Inspector program.
EEPROM
Acronym for electrically erasable programmable read-only memory.
EMM
Acronym for Enclosure Management Module.
EPROM
Acronym for erasable programmable read-only memory.
expansion bus
Your system contains an expansion bus that allows the microprocessor to communicate with controllers for peripheral devices,
such as a network card or an internal modem.
F
Abbreviation for Fahrenheit.
GB
Abbreviation for gigabyte(s). A gigabyte equals 1,024 megabytes or 1,073,741,824 bytes.
HBA
Abbreviation for host bus adapter.
host adapter
A host adapter implements communication between the system's bus and the controller for a peripheral device. (Hard-disk
drive controller subsystems include integrated host adapter circuitry.) To add a SCSI expansion bus to your system, you must
install or connect the appropriate host adapter.