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Glossary

Enterprise Virtual Array

The hp name used to describe the storage system that includes controllers, storage devices, enclosures, cables, and power supplies. Also called the Enterprise Storage System.

environmental monitoring unit

See EMU.

event log

System information sent to the Management Appliance or host operating system.

fabric

A Fibre Channel fabric switch or two or more interconnected Fibre Channel switches allowing data transmission.

fabric port

A port that is capable of supporting an attached arbitrated loop. This port on a loop has the AL_PA hexadecimal address 00 (loop ID 7E), giving the fabric the highest priority access to the loop. A loop port is the gateway to the fabric for the node ports on a loop.

failover

The process that takes place when one controller assumes the workload of a failed companion controller. Failover continues until the failed controller is operational.

FC HBA

Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter. An interchangeable term for Fibre Channel adapter.

See also FCA.

FCA

Fiber Channel Adapter. An adapter used to connect the host server to the fabric. Also called a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) or a Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter (FC HBA).

See also FC HBA

fiber

The optical media used to implement Fibre Channel.

fibre

The international spelling that refers to the Fibre Channel standards for optical media.

Fibre Channel

A data transfer architecture designed for mass storage devices and other peripheral devices that require very high bandwidth.

Fibre Channel adapter

See FCA.

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