Acronyms and Abbreviations Acronyms-1
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM Installation Planning Guide
Acronyms and Abbreviations
A ampere
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
BED back-end director
BS basic (power) supply
BTU British thermal unit
°C degrees Celsius
ca cache
CHA channel adapter (another name for front-end director)
dB(A) decibel (A-weighted)
DKA disk adapter (another name for back-end director)
DKC disk controller
DKU disk unit
ESD electrostatic discharge
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FED front-end director
gacceleration of gravity (9.8 m/s2) (unit used for vibration and shock)
GB gigabyte (see Convention for Storage Capacity Values)
HDS Hitachi Data Systems
Hz Hertz
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
in. inch(es)
KB kilobyte (see Convention for Storage Capacity Values)
kcal kilocalorie
kg kilogram
km kilometer
kVA kilovolt-ampere
kW kilowatt
LAN local area network
lb pound
LDEV logical device