Glossary – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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Glossary

A

ADDR, Adr

Address. A data structure or logical convention used to identify a unique entity, such as a particular
process or network device.

ATM

Asynchronous transfer mode.

C

C/T

Consistency time.

CHA

Channel adapter. A device that provides the interface between the array and the external host
system. Occasionally, this term is used synonymously with the term channel host interface processor
(CHIP).

CKD

Check key data. An IBM file structure standard for disk volumes.

CNT

Computer network technologies.

CU

Control unit.

CVS

Custom volume size.

D

DASD

Direct access storage device.

DB2

Database 2.

DFSMS

Data Facility Storage Management Subsystem.

DR/BC

Disaster recovery/Business continuation.

DWL

Duplex write line.

E

ExSA

Extended serial adapter.

F

FBA

Fixed-block architecture.

H

HBA

Host bus adapter.

I

IMPL

Initial microprogram load.

IMS

Information management system.

IOCDS

I/O control data set. A mainframe definition of information related to I/O and peripheral devices.

L

LUN

Logical unit (also called device emulation or device type).

LUSE

Logical Unit Size Expansion. The LUSE feature is available when the HP StorageWorks LUN
Manager product is installed, and allows a LUN, normally associated with only a single LDEV,
to be associated with 1 to 36 LDEVs. Essentially, LUSE makes it possible for applications to access
a single large pool of storage.

M

MCU

Main control unit.

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