CVS

Custom volume size. CVS devices (OPEN-x CVS) are custom volumes

 

configured using array management software to be smaller than normal

 

fixed-size OPEN system volumes. Synonymous with volume size

 

customization (VSC).

DKC

The array cabinet that houses the channel adapters and service processor

(disk controller unit)

(SVP).

DKU

The array cabinets that house the disk array physical disks.

(disk cabinet unit)

 

emulation modes

The logical devices (LDEVs) associated with each RAID group are assigned

 

an emulation mode that makes them operate like OPEN system disk drives.

 

The emulation mode determines the size of an LDEV:

 

OPEN-3: 2.46 GB

 

OPEN-8: 7.38 GB

 

OPEN-9: 7.42 GB

 

OPEN-E: 13.56 GB

 

OPEN-L: 36 GB

 

OPEN-V: User-defined custom size

failover

Disconnecting a failed unit or path and replacing it with an alternative unit

 

or path in order to continue functioning.

FC

Fibre Channel.

FC-AL

Fibre Channel arbitrated loop.

FCP

Fibre Channel Protocol.

GB

Gigabytes

HBA

Host bus adapter.

host mode

Each port can be configured for a particular host type. These modes are

 

represented as two-digit hexadecimal numbers. For example, host mode 08

 

represents an HP-UX host.

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HP XP128, XP10000 manual Disk controller unit, Disk cabinet unit Emulation modes, Failover, Host mode