Ethernet Adapter Installation and Support Guide

Glossary
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GB
GB. See gigabyte (GB).
GCSC. See Global Customer Support Center (GCSC).
general-purpose register (GPR). One of a small number of undedicated high-speed
memory locations in a processor.
generic process. A process created and managed by the Kernel subsystem; also known as
a system-managed process. A common characteristic of a generic process is
persistence.
GESA. See Gigabit Ethernet ServerNet adapter (GESA).
Gigabit Ethernet ServerNet adapter (GESA). A single-port ServerNet adapter that
provides 1000 megabits/second (Mbps) data transfer rates between HP NonStop™
S-series systems and Ethernet LANs. A GESA can be directly installed in slots 51
through 54 of an I/O enclosure and slots 53 and 54 of a processor enclosure.
Two versions of the GESA are available:
•
3865 GESA-C (T523572): a single-port copper version compliant with the 1000
Base-T standard (802.3ab)
•
3865 GESA-F (T523572): a single-port fiber version compliant with the 1000
Base-SX standard (802..z)
gigabyte (GB). A unit of measurement equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes (1024 megabytes).
See also kilobyte (KB), megabyte (MB), and terabyte (TB).
Global Customer Support Center (GCSC). A support organization that provides telephone
and remote diagnostic support for HP customers. GCSCs are located all over the
world. See also Online Support Center (OSC).
global offset table (GOT). A table of indirect addresses of data, including function
descriptors, that might reside in a different loadfile.The GOT is an artifact of the native
compiler.
globalized. The import-control characteristic of a loadfile that allows it to import symbols
from any loadfile in the loadList of the program with which it is loaded. When those
loadfiles offer multiple definitions of the same symbol, those loadfiles are searched in
loadList sequence and the first definition found takes precedence. See also searchList.
globally unique ID (GUID). A unique, read-only number stored in nonvolatile memory
(SEEPROM) on a ServerNet II Switch at the time of manufacture. The GUID also
appears on the bar code label. This number can be used programmatically to identify
the switch.
GOT. See global offset table (GOT).
GPR. See general-purpose register (GPR).