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array controller See controller.
asynchronous Events scheduled as the result of a signal requesting the event or that which is
without any specified time relation.
audible alarm The Environmental Monitoring Unit (EMU) alarm that sounds when there is a
drive enclosure element condition report. The audible alarm can be muted
or disabled.
backplan e An ele ctronic printed circuit board that distributes data, control, power, and
other signals to element c onnectors.
bad bloc k A data block that contains a physical defect.
bad block replace-
ment
A replacement routine that substitutes defect-free disk blocks for those found to
have defects. This process takes p lace in the controller and is transparent to
the host.
bail lock Part of the power supply AC receptacle that engages the AC power cord
connector to ensure that the cord cannot be accidentally disconnected.
baud The maximum rate of signal state changes per second on a communication
circuit. If each signal state change c orresponds to a code bit, then the baud
rate and the bit rate are the same. It is also possible for signal state changes
tocorrespondtomorethanonecodebitsothebaudratemaybelowerthan
thecodebitrate.
bay Thephysicallocationofanelement,suchasadrive,I/Omodule,EMUor
power s upply in a d rive enclosure. Each bay is numbered to define its location.
bidirectional Also called Bi-Di. The movement of optical signals in opposite directions through
a common fiber cable such as the data flow path t ypically on a parallel printer
port. A parallel port can provide t wo-way data flow for disk drives, scanning
devices, FAX operations and even parallel mod em s.
block Also called a sector. The smallest collection of consecutive bytes addressa
ble
on a d isk drive. In integrated storage elements, a block contains 512 bytes of
data, error cod es, flags, and the block address header.
blower A variable speed airflow device that pulls air into an enclosure or element. It
usually pulls air in from the front and exhausts the heated air out the rear.
cabinet An alternate term used for a rack.
cable assembly A fiber optic cable that has connectors installed on one or both ends. General
use of these cab le assemblies includes the interconnection of multimode fiber
optic cable assemblies with either LC or SC type connectors.
• When there is a connector on only one end of the cable, the cable assembly
is referred to as a pigtail.
• When there is a connector on e ach end of the c able, the cable assembly
is referred to as a jumper.
CAC Corrective Action Code. An HP Command View EVA graphical user interface
(GUI) display component that defines the action required to correct a problem.
See a lso read cache,write cache,andmirrored cache.
cache High-speed memory that sets aside data as an intermediate data buffer between
ahostandthestoragemedia.Thepurposeofcacheistoimproveperformance.
cache battery A rechargeable unit mounted within a controller enclosure that supplies back-up
power to the cache module in case of primary power s hortage.
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