Q

Quad-XSBThe divided system board configured with the hardware resource on a physical system board, which is segmented into four. See eXtended system board.

R

RCI See remote cabinet interface.

S

SAS Serial Attached SCSI, an industrial standard serial-based hard drive interface.

serial attached SCSI

(SAS) An evolution of parallel SCSI into a point-to-point serial peripheral interface in which controllers are linked directly to disk drives. SAS is an improvement over traditional SCSI because SAS enables multiple devices of different sizes and types to be connected with thinner and longer cables.

Service Processor A small system, that operates with an independent processor and directs the system startup, reconfiguration, and fault diagnosis, plus giving access to the domain(s). This is where the system management software (XSCF) runs.

U

Uni-XSBThe system board with the undivided hardware resource on a PSB.

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