IBM TOTAL STORAGE DS8000 User Manual
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A
access
1)
To
obtain
the
use
of
a
computer
resource.
2)
In
computer
security,
a
specific
type
of
interaction
between
a
subject
and
an
object
that
results
in
flow
of
information
from
one
to
the
other.
access-any
mode
One
of
the
two
access
modes
that
can
be
set
for
the
storage
unit
during
initial
configuration.
It
enables
all
fibre-channel-attached
host
systems
with
no
defined
access
profile
to
access
all
logical
volumes
on
the
storage
unit.
With
a
profile
defined
in
DS
Storage
Manager
for
a
particular
host,
that
host
has
access
only
to
volumes
that
are
assigned
to
the
WWPN
for
that
host.
See
also
pseudo
host
and
worldwide
port
name.
ACK
See
request
for
acknowledgment
and
acknowledgment.
agent
A
program
that
automatically
performs
some
service
without
user
intervention
or
on
a
regular
schedule.
See
also
subagent.
alert
A
message
or
log
that
a
storage
unit
generates
as
the
result
of
error
event
collection
and
analysis.
An
alert
indicates
that
a
service
action
is
required.
allegiance
For
zSeries,
a
relationship
that
is
created
between
a
device
and
one
or
more
channel
paths
during
the
processing
of
certain
conditions.
See
also
implicit
allegiance,
contingent
allegiance,
and
reserved
allegiance.
allocated
storage
The
space
that
is
allocated
to
volumes
but
not
yet
assigned.
Contrast
with
assigned
storage.
American
National
Standards
Institute
(ANSI)
An
organization
of
producers,
consumers,
and
general
interest
groups
that
establishes
the
procedures
by
which
accredited
organizations
create
and
maintain
voluntary
industry
standards
in
the
United
States.
(A)
Anonymous
In
the
DS
Storage
Manager,
the
label
on
an
icon
that
represents
all
connections
that
are
using
fibre-channel
adapters
between
the
storage
unit
and
hosts
but
are
not
completely
defined
to
the
storage
unit.
See
also
anonymous
host,
pseudo
host,
and
access-any
mode.
anonymous
host
Synonym
for
pseudo
host.
Contrast
with
Anonymous
and
pseudo
host.
ANSI
See
American
National
Standards
Institute.
APAR
See
authorized
program
analysis
report.
(GC)
API
See
application
programming
interface.
application
programming
interface
An
interface
that
allows
an
application
program
that
is
written
in
a
high-level
language
to
use
specific
data
or
functions
of
the
operating
system
or
another
program.
arbitrated
loop
A
fibre-channel
topology
that
enables
the
interconnection
of
a
set
of
nodes.
See
also
point-to-point
connection
and
switched
fabric.
array
An
ordered
collection,
or
group,
of
physical
devices
(disk
drive
modules)
that
is
used
to
define
logical
volumes
or
devices.
In
the
storage
unit,
an
array
is
a
group
of
disks
that
the
user
designates
to
be
managed
by
the
RAID
technique.
See
also
redundant
array
of
independent
disks.
ASCII
(American
National
Standard
Code
for
Information
Interchange)
The
standard
code,
using
a
coded
character
set
consisting
of
7-bit
coded
characters
(8
bits
including
parity
check),
that
is
used
for
information
interchange
among
data
processing
systems,
data
communication
systems,
and
associated
equipment.
The
ASCII
set
consists
of
control
characters
and
graphic
characters.
(A)
Some
organizations,
including
IBM,
have
used
the
parity
bit
to
expand
the
basic
code
set.
assigned
storage
The
space
that
is
allocated
to
a
volume
and
that
is
assigned
to
a
port.
authorized
program
analysis
report
(APAR)
A
request
for
correction
of
a
defect
in
a
current
release
of
an
IBM-supplied
program.
(GC)
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