Specifications

6 • Glossary of Terms AlphaServer 1000A Owner's Guide
EISA Configuration Utility (ECU)
A feature of the EISA bus that helps you select a conflict-free system configuration
and perform other system services. The ECU must be run whenever you change,
add, or remove an EISA or ISA controller.
environment variables
Global data structures that can be accessed from console mode. The setting of these
data structures determines how a system powers up, boots the operating system, and
operates.
ERF/UERF
Error Report Formatter. ERF is used to present error log information for OpenVMS.
UERF is used to present error log information for Digital UNIX.
Ethernet
IEEE 802.3 standard local area network.
fail-safe loader (FSL)
A program that allows users to power up without initiating drivers or running startup
diagnostics. From the fail-safe loader users can perform limited console functions.
Fast SCSI
An optional mode of SCSI-2 that allows transmission rates of up to 10 megabytes
per second.
FAT
File allocation table file type. All MS-DOS Windows files are of this type.
firmware
Software code stored in hardware.