HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for IBM AIX Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1HA-TE, March 2005)

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glossary
This glossary defines terms pertaining to the ACS solution software. It is not a
comprehensive glossary of computer terms.
8B/10B A type of byte definition encoding and decoding to reduce errors in
data transmission patented by the IBM Corporation. This process of
encoding and decoding data for transmission has been adopted by
ANSI.
adapter A device that converts the protocol and hardware interface of one bus
type into another without changing the function of the bus.
ACS See array controller software.
AL_PA See arbitrated loop physical address.
alias address An AL_PA value recognized by an arbitrated loop port in addition to
the assigned AL_PA.
ANSI Pronounced “ann-see.” Acronym for the American National Standards
Institute. An organization who develops standards used voluntarily by
many manufacturers within the USA. ANSI is not a government
agency.
arbitrate A process of selecting one L_Port from a collection of several ports
that request use of the arbitrated loop concurrently.
arbitrated loop A loop type of topology where two or more ports can be
interconnected, but only two ports at a time can communicate.
arbitrated loop
physical
address
Abbreviated AL_PA. A one-byte value used to identify a port in an
Arbitrated Loop topology.
array controller See controller.
array controller
software
Abbreviated ACS. Software contained on a removable ROM program
card that provides the operating system for the array controller.
Glossary