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DSSI Concepts B-3
Table B-2 DSSI Concepts (Continued)
Term Reference Definition
KFMSA-BA
Section 4.3 XMI adapter for RF disks and TF
tapes; enables connection to these
devices.
MSCP
Section B.2 Mass storage control protocol. An
application layer protocol used by
the host to perform disk I/O opera-
tions and I/O control functions.
Node name
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A 6-character (maximum) value as-
signed to each ISE. The node name
of each ISE must be unique across
the system topology.
Quad-host
Section B.3 Four host systems sharing ISEs on
the DSSI storage bus.
Single-host
Section 4.2 Storage configuration where ISEs
are connected to only one host sys-
tem.
Split-bus
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A mode of operation where the bus
servicing the ISEs in the system
cabinet is different from the bus
servicing the ICSs in the expander
cabinets.
Through-
bus
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A mode of operation where all ISEs
are on the same DSSI bus.
Tri-host
Section B.3 Three host systems sharing ISEs
on the DSSI storage bus.