Open SCSI Integrator's Manual for NonStop S-Series Servers

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Glossary-1
Glossary
ACL. See automatic cartridge loader (ACL).
action. An operation that can be performed on a selected resource.
adapter. See ServerNet adapter
.
adapter cable. (1) A cable that connects components that have incompatible electrical
interfaces. (2) For the ServerNet wide area network (SWAN) concentrator, one of four
types of cable that can connect any of the six 50-pin WAN ports to one of the supported
electrical interfaces (RS-232, RS-449, X.21, or V.35).
ADAPTER object type. The Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) object type for all adapters
attached to your system.
adjacent SP. A service processor (SP) that is directly connected through the ServerNet
system area network (ServerNet SAN) to the enclosure of a specified SP.
alternate path. A path not enabled as the preferred path. An alternate path can become a
primary path when a primary path is disabled. Contrast with primary path
.
appearance side. The side of a system enclosure that contains, behind a door, disk
customer-replaceable units (CRUs) and power monitor and control unit (PMCU) CRUs.
The appearance side is the side opposite the service side. System enclosures are
typically arranged so that the appearance side is the most visible side. See also service
side.
asynchronous wide area network (AWAN) access server. A local area network
(LAN)-based communications device that provides (1) asynchronous connections to
terminals, printers, and terminal emulators for Himalaya S-series and K-series servers;
(2) remote access for disk operating system (DOS), Microsoft Windows, and Macintosh
computers; (3) VT-to-6530 protocol conversion; and (4) dial-out connections for
LAN-attached DOS, Windows, and Macintosh computers.
ATM3SA. See ATM 3 ServerNet adapter (ATM3SA)
.
ATM 3 ServerNet adapter (ATM3SA). A ServerNet adapter that provides access to
Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks from a Himalaya S-series server. The
ATM3SA supports the ATM User-Network Interface (UNI) specification over a
155-megabit per second (Mbps) OC-3 Sonet (Synchronous Optical Network)
connection.
automatic cartridge loader (ACL). A device that stores multiple 3480, 3490, or digital
audio tape (DAT) format cartridge tapes and loads them automatically, one at a time,
into a tape drive.
AWAN access server. See asynchronous wide area network (AWAN) access server
.