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Glossary
216 Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 User Guide
fiber optics
The technology where light is transmitted through glass or plastic (optical) threads (fibers) for
data communication or signaling purposes.
fiber optic cable
A transmission medium designed to transmit digital signals in the form of pulses of light. Fiber
optic cable is noted for its properties of electrical isolation and resistance to electrostatic
contamination.
fibre
The international spelling that refers to the Fibre Channel standards for optical media.
Fibre Channel
A data transfer architecture designed for mass storage devices and other peripheral devices
that require very high bandwidth.
Fibre Channel adapter
See FCA.
Fibre Channel Loop Switch
An enclosure that provides twelve-port central interconnect for Fibre Channel Arbitrated
Loops following the ANSI FC-AL standard.
field replaceable unit
See FRU.
flush
The act of writing dirty data from cache to a storage media.
FMC
Fault Management Code. Command View EVA display of the Enterprise Storage System error
condition information.
form factor
A storage industry dimensional standard for 3.5-inch (89 mm) and 5.25-inch (133 mm) high
storage devices. Device heights are specified as low-profile (1-inch or 25.4 mm), half-height
(1.6-inch or 41 mm), and full-height (5.25-inch or 133 mm).
FPGA
Field Programmable Gate Array. A programmable device with an internal array of logic
blocks surrounded by a ring of programmable I/O blocks connected together through a
programmable interconnect.