GL–14Glossary

 

RFI

Radio Frequency Interference. The disturbance of a signal by an unwanted

 

radio signal or frequency.

replacement policy

The policy specified by a switch with the SET FAILEDSET command

 

indicating whether a failed disk from a mirrorset or RAIDset is to be

 

automatically replaced with a disk from the spareset. The two switch choices

 

are AUTOSPARE and NOAUTOSPARE.

SBB

Storage Building Block. (1) A modular carrier plus the interface required to

 

mount the carrier into a standard StorageWorks shelf. (2) any device

 

conforming to shelf mechanical and electrical standards installed in a 3.5-

 

inch or 5.25-inch carrier, whether it is a storage device or power supply.

SCSI

Small computer system interface. (1) An ANSI interface standard defining

 

the physical and electrical parameters of a parallel I/O bus used to connect

 

initiators to devices. (2) a processor-independent standard protocol for

 

system-level interfacing between a computer and intelligent devices

 

including hard drives, floppy disks, CD-ROMs, printers, scanners, and

 

others.

SCSI-A cable

A 50-conductor (25 twisted-pair) cable generally used for single-ended,

 

SCSI-bus connections.

SCSI bus signal

Sometimes referred to as an adapter. (1) A device used to interface between

converter

the subsystem and a peripheral device unable to be mounted directly into the

 

SBB shelf of the subsystem. (2) a device used to connect a differential SCSI

 

bus to a single-ended SCSI bus. (3) A device used to extend the length of a

 

differential or single-ended SCSI bus. See also I/O module.

SCSI device

(1) A host computer adapter, a peripheral controller, or an intelligent

 

peripheral that can be attached to the SCSI bus. (2) Any physical unit that

 

can communicate on a SCSI bus.

SCSI device ID

A bit-significant representation of the SCSI address referring to one of the

number

signal lines, numbered 0 through 7 for an 8-bit bus, or 0 through 15 for a 16-

 

bit bus. See also target ID number.

 

 

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