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Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM User and Reference Guide
CVS Custom Volume Size (another name for Virtual LVI/LUN)
DASD
direct access storage device
dB(A)
decibel (A-weighted)
DFDSS
Data Facility Dataset Services
DFSMS
Data Facility System Managed Storage
DFW
DASD fast write
DKA
disk adapter
DKC
disk controller (DKC610 = USP V, DKC615 = USP VM)
DKP disk processor (microprocessors on the BED features)
DKU
disk unit
DLM
data lifecycle management
DNS
domain name system
dr
drive
DRAM
dynamic random access memory
DSF
Device Support Facilities
DTDS+
Disaster Tolerant Storage System Plus
ECKD
Extended Count Key Data
EOF
end of field
EMI
electromagnetic interference
EPO
emergency power-off
EREP
Error Reporting
ESA
Enterprise Systems Architecture
ESCON
Enterprise System Connection (IBM trademark for optical channels)
ESS
Enterprise Storage Server
®
ExSA
Extended Serial Adapter
FAL
File Access Library (part of the Cross-OS File Exchange software)
FBA
fixed-block architecture
FC
fibre-channel
FC-AL
fibre-channel arbitrated loop
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FCP
fibre-channel protocol
FCU
File Conversion Utility (part of the Cross-OS File Exchange software)
FDR
Fast Dump/Restore
FED
front-end director
FICON
Fiber Connection
F/M
format/message
FWD
fast wide differential
FX
Hitachi Cross-OS File Exchange
g
acceleration of gravity (9.8 m/s
2
) (unit used for vibration and shock)
Gb
gigabit
GB
gigabyte (see Convention for Storage Capacity Values)
Gbps, Gb/s
gigabit per second
GLM
gigabyte link module
GLPR global logical partition
GUI
graphical user interface
HACMP
High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing
HBA
host bus adapter
HCD
hardware configuration definition
HDLM
HiCommand Dynamic Link Manager